Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 86

Since they wouldn't let her have peace, she was determined to make everyone pay.

Adah, standing nearby, was shocked to hear Claire hurl such insults at Nathan. Her hands flew to her mouth, her face a mask of fear and anxiety. She shrieked, "Claire, how can you speak to your father like that? You've crossed a line!"

Vanessa stopped crying and peeked out from behind Adah, muttering softly, "Sis, how could you wish such a thing on Dad? That's so ungrateful."

Claire, as if she'd just heard the most absurd joke, retorted, "I crossed a line? I'm ungrateful? Look into your hearts and ask yourselves if you deserve my respect! How have you treated me all these years? Have you ever considered me family?"

"You show me who you are, and I'll show you how I feel."

"Understand?!"

Nathan's fury erupted upon hearing such rebellious words. His eyes were bloodshot, like those of a bull provoked beyond reason.

He violently shook off Ethan's restraining grasp, raising a fist to strike Claire.

and Adah just watched coldly, seemingly ready to let Nathan teach her a

Claire with her body. "Sir, you can't hit her!

out of my way! Today,

this, he swung his fist

her eyes, bracing for the

opened her eyes slowly. She saw Claire, who had somehow pulled out a

of trembling. Any

room froze;

face,

knife on him

she could slice him to pieces, "Move another inch, and see what happens. You wanted to hit me? Let's find out whose

knife in the storage room, slipping it into her pocket for

was like a lit powder keg, but he was powerless against Claire. He could

head spun, his heart raced, and soon his limbs

Ethan, and Vanessa were