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.

head with icy determination, Claire gazed at Nathan, whose face was contorted with anger, devoid of any fatherly affection. Adah looked on with a pained expression but made no move to intervene. Ethan furrowed his brow, a flicker of

she flipped the dining table with all

room erupted in chaos as dishes, food, and cutlery clattered to the ground, creating a mess

and Adah stumbled back in shock, while Vanessa let out a

her voice raw with emotion. "What did I ever do

streamed down her face, mingling with the blood at the corner of

away forcefully. "Claire, calm down. We are family.

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

peeking from behind Nathan, whispered, "Sister, please don't do

She only saw their mouths moving, their expressions a blend of anger,

felt like a trapped animal, desperately roaring, but couldn't even

door, her vision blurring, the world spinning

her last ounce of strength to stay upright, her legs gave way and she