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.

throat, "May, prepare another

with relief,

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

didn't refuse the "kindness"

and steady, as if the awkwardness and conflict around her

say something to her, but Claire didn't even spare her a glance. Vanessa's hopeful expression slowly turned

Claire, but she continued eating her breakfast, not even lifting

He coughed loudly.

Claire remained unmoved.

look at how concerned your sister is for

what this

Ha!

have breakfast in

kind of obedience

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

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

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

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