Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 75

Vincent's lips trembled violently as his eyes fixated on the gruesome wound on Claire's shoulder. The deep crimson of her blood felt like a sharp sword piercing straight into his heart.

It was as if something lodged in his throat, preventing him from uttering a single word.

A profound sense of despair engulfed him entirely.

Countless times, he had imagined reuniting with Claire, believing that despite their turbulent past, they could eventually find solace in each other's company once more.

But now, everything spiraled out of his control.

Fear gripped him—a fear of facing this Claire, who was now filled with hatred; a fear of the endless coldness in her eyes.

He could no longer bear to stand there in front of her.

With great difficulty, he turned away, his steps unsteady and hurried as he fled the hospital room.

As Vincent made his escape, Claire collapsed like a deflated balloon, her tense body suddenly devoid of strength, slowly sinking backward.

panic, her voice echoing urgently,

she found herself no longer in

the pink, princess-themed decor that

aggravating the wound on her shoulder,

under her collar. The injury had been treated, a white bandage wrapped around her shoulder, with a

realized she was back at the Linwood family estate, in what was once Ethan's room, now inexplicably

slightly

the couches were occupied by Nathan, Adah, Ethan, and Vanessa. Joining them was a

the first to notice Claire standing on the second floor. With

icy

been unconscious, unaware of how she left the hospital and returned to the

Vanessa's lips, her unconsciousness was dismissed as mere

remained cold as she stared at Vanessa, a wave of

shrank back, her eyes welling up with tears. "Sister, did

When she looked up at Claire, she said nothing,