Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 48

"Are you satisfied now?"

The voice was hoarse, lacking hysteria, yet it struck them like a heavy hammer.

Nathan, however, didn't even flinch. He dismissed it casually, "It's just a minor injury. It's not going to kill anyone, so why all the fuss?"

......

Silence.

A silence as deep as the grave.

Claire's hands gripped the table fiercely, her fingers whitening from the pressure, as if ready to flip the dining table once again.

Recalling the previous incident where she had indeed flipped the table, Nathan was alarmed. He quickly placed his hands firmly on the table, watching her every move intently.

Adah, Ethan, and Vanessa also remembered the scene of her losing control and hurried to hold the table down.

hands trembled, her eyes filled with tension and unease. "Claire, please calm down. Your dad didn't mean it that way. He actually... he cares about you... Even she felt the excuse she was making for Nathan was

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as if it could see right into her soul. Adah blushed under her scrutiny, her gaze evasive, unable to meet Claire's

the dining room was tense

forehead, leaving stark red stains on the table, as shocking

teeth, "What a way to show

giving the Linwood family no

losing his appetite for breakfast. "Mom, Dad, I'm heading to the

in the car, Ethan's gaze fell on the

spread from

in his seat, his mind involuntarily replayed the scene when Claire left home

fine then, yet returned with her head

gone through all

one had the right

clenched tightly, then