Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 127

Ethan's eyes widened, fixed unblinkingly on Irene, as if he couldn't trust what he was seeing.

As Claire's older brother, he had always sided with Vanessa, ignoring Claire's grievances and defenses, and even kicking her when she was down during her hardest times.

He was the key witness back then, the one who confidently declared in court that Claire was the murderer.

Now, he felt the world spin around him, his legs turning to jelly, nearly causing him to collapse.

Vincent's face was a mix of shock and confusion. As a lawyer, he was supposed to seek the truth and uphold justice, yet he lost all sense of reason when it came to Vanessa, blindly defending her and even trying to persuade Claire to take the fall.

At that time, he couldn't fathom Vanessa, sweet and innocent Vanessa, being the culprit.

The Linwood family had all claimed Claire framed Vanessa, so Vincent had accepted their narrative.

But now, for the first time, he realized that his staunch belief had been entirely wrong.

Sweat beaded on his forehead, and his eyes darted nervously.

Claire observed their expressions with cold clarity.

She had thought seeing them devastated would bring satisfaction, but it didn't.

heart was heavy with

bloody five years she endured couldn't

loathed them, and hated

suffering, they should suffer alongside her. No one should be able to

Irene again, "Irene, tell them, was it Vanessa who pushed you

to suck the air out of the room as Ethan, Vincent, and Brian all

want to know the

entire belief system would

would be terrifying, a reality they were

woke up, she's still weak. Let her rest. I'll

out to pull Claire along, but she deftly avoided his

lighten the mood with a forced smile, unable to meet Claire's eyes, "Claire, your brother is right. We're disturbing Mr. Cole's sister with all this

soul you cherish is

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