Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 123

Claire heard Brian's roar, and her body trembled slightly, but she quickly steadied herself.

Irene had woken up, and soon she would be exonerated from the murder charge. Now, it wasn't Claire who should be afraid.

It was Vanessa.

And Ethan, Vincent, Brian-all those who had wronged her.

She was intensely curious about the expressions they would have once the truth was revealed.

Claire straightened her back, feeling more confident than ever before.

A faint, cold smile played on her lips as she looked at him mockingly.

When Brian met her calm gaze, his heart skipped a beat.

In that moment, he realized Claire had changed.

Her entire demeanor had undergone a radical transformation, inside and out.

tremble like a mouse before a cat whenever she

only dared to meet his eyes but also looked at him with a mocking gaze, as if he were a

stood beside the hospital bed, holding

were equally emaciated, their complexions sallow, and even the

a fleeting moment, Brian felt an uncanny sense

why he was afraid or

it all out, he would fall

Claire, suppressing a flood of emotions, and instructed the doctor

into a

was on Irene, except for Claire,

visibly terrified, like a

Irene strangled to death?

the stairs, but also because Irene had overheard every word she and Nathan had spoken years ago. Once Irene spoke out, there would be no escape for her

why she had pushed Irene down the stairs, determined to see her

Vanessa planned to escape, inform her father, and

Claire's taunting voice echoed like a ghost, "Miss Vanessa, leaving so soon? Don't you want to witness your best

looking at

shifted everyone's