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.

sliced through her skin instantly, and blood gushed out like a crimson river, staining her arm and the bedsheets beneath her in deep

her face remained expressionless, as

had suffered much worse injuries and had grown accustomed to enduring all kinds of

furrow even slightly; she just kept her eyes locked on Vincent, her

ashen as he watched the blood continue to

was eerily calm, as if discussing something unrelated to

that, she tightened her grip on the knife handle and pulled

motion, a few drops landing on her face, mingling with what might have been sweat or tears, leaving her looking

stabbed the knife into her shoulder again, her eyes filled with a mix of madness and exhaustion. "Is

as if the Claire before

reply, letting her actions speak

out again and stabbed it back into her shoulder, one stab after

Ten times in total!

blade, her body trembled slightly, but the

was a gruesome mess, soaked in