Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 126

Vincent sighed and walked over. "Claire, after everything that's happened, you should know better by now. Apologize to Irene and Vanessa, and let's put this behind us."

Claire stared coldly at her older brother and childhood friend. They were the last people she wanted to deal with right now.

A CEO and a lawyer-both highly educated and supposedly sophisticated-yet when it came to Vanessa, they transformed into mindless fools. It was infuriating.

"You claim to be fair, but you're just protecting Vanessa, aren't you? Afraid I'll expose her hypocrisy in public?" Claire challenged.

"Claire!" Ethan raised his voice in reprimand. "Don't push your luck."

But Claire's voice rose even higher, "Ethan, shut up!"

Vincent's expression soured, and he opened his mouth to speak, but Claire rounded on him fiercely, "You shut up too."

"You have no right to lecture me, and even less right to control what I do."

push me to slap you both. It'd be all too

as Ethan and Vincent realized they were losing face. They knew all too well how

pushed Vanessa toward

she began to tremble uncontrollably. Her eyes were filled with a tangible mix

a shred of insight could see that Irene wanted nothing to

with his sister's reaction. "Irene, what's wrong?"

baseless accusations," Ethan reprimanded her

you can't speak right now, and I don't need you to. Just

Irene blinked once, forcefully.

Claire's

is

heart pounded in

feel well. I

Claire ignored her completely.

seeing Vanessa's struggle, helped Claire