Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 31

Chapter 31

The atmosphere in the dining room suddenly plummeted to freezing point, as if someone had pressed the pause button on everyone's actions.

Nathan furrowed his brow slightly but chose to remain silent.

Adah's face showed a flicker of discomfort, unable to come up with a way to ease the tension.

Only Ethan reacted, slamming his knife and fork onto the table with a loud "bang," startling the maid.

"What's going on here?" he demanded.

The maid shrank back, murmuring with her head down, "Young Master, the meals have always been prepared for four, so..."

Her explanation was feeble, doing nothing to quell Ethan's anger. Instead, it only fanned the flames.

"So what? Are you blind and didn't see my sister back at home? Or did you see her and deliberately not prepare her portion?"

"Sir, I..." the maid attempted to explain, but Ethan impatiently cut her off, "You're fired."

The maid looked terrified, glancing towards Vanessa for help, but Vanessa kept her head down, lost in thought.

cleared his throat, "May, prepare another

May responded with relief, hastily retreating

eyes shifted, and she quickly put on a concerned expression,

she didn't refuse the "kindness" either. She was genuinely hungry

calm and steady, as if the

even spare her a glance. Vanessa's hopeful expression slowly turned into one of disappointment, looking as

but she continued eating her breakfast, not even lifting her

He coughed loudly.

Claire remained unmoved.

tone carrying a hint of disapproval, "Claire, look at how concerned your sister

what this

Ha!

have breakfast

some kind of

won their hearts. If she continued to obediently comply now,

down her utensils and looked around at them, "Thank her for what? For taking over my life? For sowing discord and

I ate her breakfast, you demand I thank her? For three years in this house,

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