Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 74

But Vincent was relentless, refusing to let go.

He insisted she shouldn't hold grudges, forcing her to choose forgiveness.

"What do you want from me? What will it take for you to leave me alone?" Claire screamed hysterically, wildly brandishing the knife in her hand.

"When I was in the orphanage, I trusted you completely. I thought you were my only support in this world. You promised no one would bully me, that you'd become a lawyer and send anyone who hurt me to jail. But what did you do? Did you keep any of your promises?"

"I didn't hold it against you when you broke your word, or when you sent me to prison to take the fall for Vanessa. Why can't you just let me go?"

"Was five years of torment in a dark prison not enough to balance out the fifteen years you cared for me?"

"Fine, I'll pay you back. I'll give it all back."

There was a resolute determination in Claire's eyes as she slowly turned the knife towards herself, plunging it into her shoulder without hesitation.

blade sliced through her skin instantly, and blood gushed out like a crimson river, staining her arm and the

as if she couldn't feel the

worse injuries and had grown accustomed to

slightly; she just kept her eyes locked

he watched the blood continue to pour from Claire's shoulder, the vivid red searing his

eerily calm, as if

tightened her grip on the

drops landing on her face, mingling with what might have been sweat or tears,

knife into her shoulder again, her eyes filled

as if the Claire before him was a stranger, a stranger

letting her actions speak for

out again and stabbed it back into her shoulder, one stab after another, without

Ten times in total!

body trembled slightly, but the determination in

was a gruesome mess, soaked in blood, the sharp scent