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

away!" May responded with relief,

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

at her or speak, but she didn't refuse the "kindness" either. She was genuinely hungry

movements were calm and steady, as if the awkwardness and conflict

seemingly waiting for Claire to say something to her, but Claire didn't even spare her a glance.

the table to remind Claire, but she

He coughed loudly.

Claire remained unmoved.

disapproval, "Claire, look at

what

Ha!

even have breakfast

some kind

three years and never won their hearts. If she

for what? For taking over my life? For sowing discord and framing me? Or

because I ate her breakfast, you demand I thank her? For three years in this house, I couldn't even have breakfast or

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