Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 79

Chapter 78

Nathan frowned deeply as he set his mug down with a loud clatter. "Ethan, that's enough!" he declared sternly. "This is a family decision, and it's not up for debate."

Adah quickly rose to her feet and grasped Ethan's arm, whispering soothingly, "Ethan, don't make things harder. Your sister marrying into the Foster family is a blessing. It will bring us honor." She shot him a pleading look, urging him to calm down.

Ethan shook off Adah's hand, his chest rising and falling with anger. His gaze was fixed intently on Claire, as if trying to see right through her.

Claire, however, remained unfazed.

Frustrated, Ethan stormed out, leaving the room in a huff.

Nathan and Adah exchanged a glance before following him out.

surely trying to reason

here. I'm going to check on my parents and

only Claire and Brian

presence during her time in prison, and being alone with him here brought back memories

her shin painfully against the coffee table. Ignoring the pain, she hurried away,

but made a beeline

open, and Brian

space between them vanished, leaving her close enough to catch the faint scent of his cologne mixed with tobacco. She could see her frightened reflection in his sharp, piercing

took in her panic and resistance, feeling both anger and a strange sense of compassion as he noticed her

there, watching the fragile woman trapped beneath his hand. Her body trembled under his touch, her slender

he was seething with jealousy

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