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.

a mouse before a cat whenever she saw

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

bed, holding the hand of the

equally emaciated, their complexions sallow, and

an uncanny sense

creeping fear spread through him; he dared not ponder why he was afraid or what he was truly afraid

that once he figured it all out, he would fall into an abyss

a flood of emotions,

into a deathly

Claire, whose piercing gaze was fixed

a startled bird, her body

internally: Why wasn't Irene strangled to

about pushing Irene down 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

had pushed Irene down the stairs, determined

to escape, inform her father, and

toward the door, Claire's taunting voice echoed like a ghost, "Miss Vanessa, leaving so soon?

looking at

shifted everyone's focus