Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 86

Chapter 85

Ethan quickly stepped in to stop Nathan. "Dad, please, let's not get heated. We can talk this out," he said, trying to calm the situation.

Nathan glared at Claire with fiery eyes. "Ethan, let go of me! I need to teach this disrespectful brat a lesson today!"

Ethan held onto Nathan tightly, making sure he couldn't get near Claire.

Claire met Nathan's gaze with a cold stare, filled with disdain for the man who was supposed to be her father.

This old fool-did he really think she'd forget the last time he tried to lay a hand on her? The memory of him almost wetting his pants when she grabbed a knife to defend herself was still fresh. Yet, here he was again, daring to raise his hand against her.

She could sense the deep-seated malice Nathan harbored towards her, different from the calculated coldness of Adah and Ethan. His hatred was raw and genuine.

Despite being her biological father, Nathan looked at her as if she were his worst enemy.

Claire's icy glare, Nathan barked, "Apologize to your mother and Vanessa right

should I?"

"You injured Vanessa and upset your mother. Don't

Linwood cried because she's done too many shameful things. That's got nothing to do with me," Claire shot back, her words as

rage, lunged towards Claire once more, but Ethan held him back. "Claire, can't you just say less?" he pleaded, anxious to diffuse the

about to hit me, and I can't even defend myself

brow furrowed in disapproval. "He's still

scoffed, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "My father died a

eyes bulged, veins throbbed on his neck, and his cheeks

nothing but misery. Since you came back, there's

curled into a cold smile. "I don't think I'm the harbinger of

a log when I was a newborn, oblivious to my being stolen away, I wouldn't have grown up an orphan. If you hadn't insisted on adopting Vanessa, I wouldn't

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