Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 32

"Enough!" Nathan shouted, his entire body trembling with rage. He abruptly stood up from his seat and stormed over to Claire, delivering a stinging slap across her face without a second thought.

The sound of the slap echoed in the room, and Claire was knocked onto the dining table. Her plate crashed to the floor, shattering into pieces.

Her face swelled almost instantly, her lip split, and blood trickled down, staining the pristine white tablecloth with sharp contrast.

Already struggling with hearing loss in her right ear, the impact left her momentarily deaf, her mind buzzing as if a swarm of bees had taken up residence.

Did it hurt?

To Claire, the pain was familiar. After all, she'd grown accustomed to it during her time in prison.

But familiarity didn't equate to forgiveness.

expression but made no move to intervene. Ethan furrowed his brow, a flicker of

sudden burst of energy, she flipped the

dishes, food, and cutlery clattered to the ground, creating a mess of

in shock, while Vanessa let out a shrill scream. "Claire, have

this way?" Claire screamed, her voice raw with

blood at the corner of her mouth as they rolled down

stepped forward, attempting to reach out to Claire, only to be pushed away forcefully. "Claire, calm down. We are

at Claire, chastising her. "You ungrateful child, how dare you act

"Sister, please don't do this.

moving, their expressions a blend of

a trapped animal, desperately roaring,

the door, her vision blurring, the

of strength to stay upright, her legs gave way and