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

five years she endured couldn't be erased from her memory, the

them, and hated them

suffering, they should suffer alongside her. No

them, was it Vanessa who pushed you

seemed to suck the air out of the

they didn't want to

confirmed, their entire belief

the truth would be terrifying, a

interrupted, "Claire, Irene just woke up, she's still weak. Let her rest. I'll take you

out to pull Claire along, but she

"Claire, your brother is right. We're disturbing Mr. Cole's sister with all this commotion. Let's talk about this later,

soul you cherish is actually a complete monster? Are you afraid of admitting that you've been played for

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jaws, lacking the courage

when they looked at her, were filled

Ha!

out a mocking laugh and then turned her gaze