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

driver asked, rolling down

how much to

now. It'll be a bit more expensive, five hundred and fifty. Is that okay?" Without hesitation, Claire

soon as possible. Once she reached Southtown Station, she planned to take a train to Hillspire City in the northeast of Vesperia. She had heard that housing there was the cheapest in the

a remote, cold,

Hillspire City, a

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

neon lights. Some flashed trendy brand

yellow glow of the streetlights cast a gentle light on Claire's face,

and the taxi sped along without

hours later, she finally

used her ID to buy a ticket and was lucky enough to get

only had to wait another hour before

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

an

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