Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 58

Ethan's eyes sharpened immediately. He knew Victor too well to believe things could be this straightforward. "Just say what's on your mind, Victor."

Victor's Adam's apple bobbed as he struggled to speak. "Ethan, Claire's scar... her left kidney is missing. From what I've observed, the scar is about a year old. A year ago, she was in prison..."

Ethan felt as if thunder had struck him on a clear day. He stood frozen, his mind buzzing.

His eyes widened as he stared at Victor, his face a portrait of shock and disbelief.

"Victor, you must be joking. How could she lose a kidney in prison? That's impossible, absolutely impossible."

Victor pressed his lips together and silently took out his phone. He pulled up a photo he had taken and handed it to Ethan.

In the picture, the scar on Claire's lower back twisted grotesquely, resembling a centipede clinging to her skin. The scar was a dark hue, and the surrounding skin had a few faint wrinkles.

Ethan's face turned ashen at the sight.

His sister had had a kidney removed while she was in prison!

body began to tremble violently, legs

quickly reached out to steady him. "Ethan, are

his chest as if invisible hands were squeezing his heart, making it hard to breathe. Simultaneously, he

the pain and steadied himself before gently pushing Victor away. His voice was icy, "Victor, please go and check on

Victor

need to find out who dared to harm my sister,"

his shoulder before

spot for a while before finally

he sat cloaked in darkness, the faint

information Quinn had dug

ago, Claire had been admitted to a hospital, and after

cell. If that visit involved a forced kidney removal, it made sense that, weakened by the loss,

needles driven into his heart, the pain

up suddenly, he quickly dialed

deeper into the hospital visit Claire made

which hospital she