Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 36

Claire always knew how to strike at the most vulnerable corners of his heart, leaving him in pain. It was an art she had mastered.

Without pausing, Claire walked out of the Linwood estate in no time. At the gate, she ran into Victor.

Victor had that laid-back, privileged air about him, his eyes brazenly scanning Claire from head to toe.

"Well, well, look at you. Face all bruised, limping like that. You look pathetic," he sneered.

No matter how pitiful she appeared, no one showed her any pity.

Ignoring him, Claire brushed past Victor with an icy indifference.

Victor frowned. As Ethan's friend, he was used to Claire bustling around whenever

he visited the Linwoods, offering tea and hospitality with eager enthusiasm. This stark change was unsettling.

"Hey, where are you going? I can give you a ride."

to ignore

only spurred Victor's competitive spirit. Catching up to her, he grabbed

it pleases you, you can think of me as deaf or even mute. Whatever makes

done anything to you, why

a lunatic." Claire yanked her hand back and walked away

"You're insane!"

The thought of her injured leg made

At Cresthaven General Hospital.

door to Irene's VIP room and stood by her

far cry from the girl she remembered.

Corporation, Irene had been sweet-faced and fashionably dressed, as

the autumn wind. Her once vibrant muscles had atrophied,

and her limbs were as thin as

help but feel a pang of empathy, a shared sense of

and Irene had never gotten along well; it was