Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 26

She longed for her parents' love, and for that, she paid the price of five years in prison, a broken leg, deafness, and the loss of a kidney.

Her body was already battered, unable to bear more burdens.

And now, they wanted her to pay for Ethan's impulsive mistakes.

For the sake of The Linwood Group, Claire was certain the Linwood family would come for her again.

She resented the Linwood family, and she feared Brian the most.

She had experienced Brian's torment in prison, the darkest chapter of her life, a nightmare she never wished to relive. Her body could no longer withstand such torture.

Therefore, she had to leave Cresthaven as soon as possible, to disappear to a place they could never find her, and live out the rest of her days in peace.

She counted the money in her hand, a total of two thousand dollars, all given to her by May.

Thinking of May brought tears to Claire's eyes.

She wondered if she would ever have the chance to repay her.

by the roadside and finally managed to flag down a taxi

to?" the driver asked, rolling down

how much to Southtown

daytime, three hundred would cover it, but it's so late now. It'll be a bit more expensive, five hundred and fifty. Is that okay?" Without hesitation, Claire got

possible. Once she reached Southtown Station, she planned to take a train to Hillspire City in the

avoided developed cities and crowded places, and stayed hidden a remote, cold, and

City, a glimmer of hope warmed her cold

against the window, she gazed at the beautiful nightscape of Cresthaven's city

facades adorned with colorful neon lights. Some flashed

warm yellow glow of the streetlights cast a gentle

empty, and the taxi sped along without

she finally arrived at

ID to buy a ticket and was lucky

only had to wait another hour before embarking on her

at the train station was sparsely populated at night. She found a quiet, secluded corner and

an announcement from the

that moment, she was tired and sleepy, and with her hearing impaired in