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."

to slap you

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

pushed

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

insight could see that Irene wanted nothing to

frowned, sensing something was very wrong with his sister's reaction. "Irene, what's wrong?" he

baseless accusations," Ethan reprimanded her

her tone both gentle and firm. "Irene, I know you can't speak right now, and I don't need you to. Just blink once if I'm right and twice if I'm

Irene blinked once, forcefully.

smile spread across Claire's

is your

heart pounded in

struggle. "Sister, I don't feel well.

Claire ignored her completely.

struggle, helped Claire keep