Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 41

Chapter 41

Vincent noticed the wound on her forehead, his eyes filled with concern. "You're hurt," he said gently.

Claire simply stared at the ground, her silence speaking volumes.

"Who did this to you? Tell me, and I'll make sure they pay," Vincent's eyes narrowed, a dangerous glint flashing across them.

Yet his concern sounded almost laughable to Claire.

He was the one who once promised to protect her.

But he was also the one who sent her to prison.

Five years ago, she had desperately hoped he would stand by her as her defense lawyer.

Instead, he sat across from her in court, representing Vanessa, listing every piece of damning evidence against her with a cold, detached demeanor. Each word was like a dagger, pinning her to the pillar of shame, robbing her of her freedom, her dignity, her education, and her future...

She had trusted him once, only to be betrayed in the worst way possible.

her

most, then Vincent was the one she

than a decade together, a bond formed over countless years. How could he so

of time, they were

silence, Vincent's face twisted

are you still blaming

Please forgive me, okay? I promise I'll never let you suffer

no interest in his

shouldn't have borne,

could undo the

permanently deaf in her

irrefutable facts lay bare before her how could she

her hand away, but Vincent gripped it too tightly

meet his, her gaze as cold as ice, filled

nearly took Vincent's breath away, as if an invisible hand had seized his chest, suffocating him. In that moment, he

was cold

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