Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 91

Claire watched Adah's flustered expression, feeling nothing but a sense of satisfaction. There was not a trace of sympathy in her heart.

Just as she was about to close the door, Adah, seemingly having made up her mind, held it open.

"Claire, there's an auction at Cresthaven this evening, and Heir Foster will be attending. Your mother prepared a dress for you, hoping you could see your future husband in person."

"And so? If I'm not satisfied after meeting him, will you call off the marriage?"

Adah remained silent.

The marriage had been a decision made unilaterally by the Linwood family on Claire's behalf. Claire had no right to refuse.

Whether she agreed or not, she was destined to marry him.

So, what difference did it make if she met him or not?

Adah wanted to sacrifice her for the marriage alliance but didn't want to bear the stigma of selling her daughter for personal gain. That's why she spoke so grandiloquently and pretended to care for her, acting like a hypocrite.

if Adah openly showed her

for her; she gave her false hopes only to push her into the fire time and

the Linwood family, and that was the most

she had long seen through everything. Adah's face

nothing more and reached into a shopping bag to pull out the dress. It was a red strapless gown, simple in design, conventional in style, and looked

done with such

truly considerate." Claire emphasized the word "considerate" with heavy

smile. "If you don't like

back to Adah and said, "My injuries haven't healed yet. Are

belt were no longer painful, but the bruises on her arms, back, and thighs were still quite visible. The most serious was her shoulder; though the wound had healed, large scars remained, and wearing a strapless

a guilty expression. "It was an oversight on

I'll

and the lack of nutrition during her

had model-like figures. Nathan stood at six feet one, Ethan at six foot two, and Adah at five foot seven. By their genes, Claire's height should have been

not for her face, which perfectly inherited Nathan and Adah's best features, looking strikingly beautiful, no one would believe she was the

wasn't her