Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 34

At the orphanage, she never suffered from a stomach ailment.

Yet back in her own home, the irregular meals wreaked havoc on her stomach.

How ironic.

The taste of the simple noodle soup May used to make was unforgettable. She could easily tell who made the bowl of noodles in front of her.

She finished every drop of the broth.

Adah's face lit up with a hopeful smile. "Was it good?"

Claire fixed her gaze on Adah's lips and got straight to the point. "Just say what you need to. No need to beat around the bush."

That single, emotionless sentence instantly widened the gap between mother and daughter.

Adah frowned, displeased. "Claire, I truly care about you. Why can't you just let go of the past?"

Claire remained silent, her eyes unwavering, as though she could see right into Adah's heart.

in. "Claire, what do I have to do for you to accept

full well that even if she spoke, Adah wouldn't change.

and sincerely, but all she got from Claire was cold

Adah let out a long, helpless sigh. "Claire, you can be angry, but you can't turn a blind

the losses will only mount. You're a member of the Linwood family; you

had always thought Adah was a

realized she

the same, yet Adah was just like the rest

least put on a better act.

felt a deep sense of sorrow for

"Get out!"

"What?"

I will." Claire flung the covers aside,

how have you become so unreasonable?" Adah's chest heaved

burden, but you erased the surveillance footage and got me imprisoned, leaving a lifelong stain on me. Is this your idea

"You... you're unreasonable."

best if you

unable

in Ethan's room, and by