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

and she quickly put on a concerned expression, pushing her own breakfast towards

refuse the "kindness" either. She was genuinely hungry and began to eat

as if the awkwardness and conflict around

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

but she

He coughed loudly.

Claire remained unmoved.

couldn't stand it any longer, her tone carrying a hint of disapproval, "Claire, look at how concerned your

that's what this

Ha!

even have breakfast in

this some kind of

for three years and never won their hearts. If she continued to obediently comply now, she'd

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

years in this house, I couldn't even have

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