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.

the past, Claire would tremble like a mouse

she not only dared to meet his eyes but also looked at him with a mocking gaze, as if

the hospital bed, holding the hand of the frail

were equally emaciated, their complexions sallow, and even the bruises on their necks were eerily

moment, Brian felt an uncanny sense of empathy

dared not ponder why he was afraid or what he was truly afraid

seemed that once he figured it all out, he would fall into an abyss from which there was no

shifted his gaze away from Claire, suppressing a flood of emotions, and instructed the doctor to examine

room fell into a

Irene, except for Claire, whose piercing gaze

a startled bird, her body

internally: Why wasn't Irene strangled to death? Why couldn't she

because Irene had overheard every word she and Nathan had spoken years ago. Once Irene spoke out, there

down the stairs, determined to see

to escape, inform her father,

taunting voice echoed like a ghost, "Miss Vanessa, leaving so soon?

at Claire

everyone's focus onto