Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 59

As Victor's words hung in the air, the hospital room remained silent, with no response from Claire.

Ethan hesitated at the door, unsure whether to enter, when Victor's voice reached his ears again.

"Your body is yours; you should cherish it."

Claire had stayed silent before, but this time she replied, her voice soft yet cold. "Nathan insists on hitting me. What good is cherishing my body?"

Victor was taken aback by her response. After a moment's thought, he said, "If he hits you, you can dodge. Standing still only gets you hurt."

Claire stared blankly at him, making Victor uncomfortable.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Claire remained silent.

It seemed Victor was concerned for her. In reality, he wasn't. It's like being sick- those who truly care take you to the doctor, get your medicine, and tend to you, not just tell you to drink plenty of fluids.

She could have ignored him, but Victor frowned, looking at her with an expression that said he was concerned, while she was ungrateful.

voice was weak. "How do you know I just stood there and let him hit me? It's hard for me

retort made Victor feel challenged, even though Claire was

being a privileged heir, disliked being

"Mr. Linwood is easygoing. If you hadn't upset him, why would he hit you? You should

she had to find the reason within

someone powerless, her resistance was like throwing eggs at a

woman at the bottom of the heap,

she was the one being hurt, she was the

an instant, unwilling to engage in any more meaningless arguments. "Get

shocked.

said get out." Claire's voice was still weak from illness, but her

been so rudely dismissed. Anger flashed across his face. "You

that, he turned to

he felt unsatisfied and turned

were like a knife, cutting through Claire's

though every drop of blood in her body had

lower lip so hard that it bled, the metallic taste spreading in