Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 132

Vanessa was in a blind panic, her survival instincts kicking in and clouding her judgment. Without thinking, she pushed Adah, her closest ally, in front of the knife to save herself.

Adah's eyes widened, filled with disbelief. Never had she imagined that her cherished daughter would make such a choice in the face of life and death.

Claire's knife found its mark, piercing Adah's abdomen.

At first, Adah stared at Claire in shock, but then she slowly turned to meet Vanessa's terrified gaze.

"Mom, I didn't mean it, I really didn't mean it..." Vanessa sobbed, her voice filled with desperation, before turning and fleeing the scene without a second thought, leaving Adah to collapse in a pool of her own blood.

Tears streamed down Adah's face, and it was unclear whether they were from the physical pain of the wound or the emotional betrayal inflicted by Vanessa.

Claire released the knife handle and suddenly burst into a fit of laughter. The sound was both sorrowful and haunting, echoing around the room.

"You really are Vanessa's perfect family-her doting mother, father, and brother."

a human shield by your own beloved

harder, but tears welled

blood on her face, sliding down her cheeks, giving her the appearance of

lowering myself to the ground just to earn your approval. But what did I get in return? You never acknowledged my efforts. To you, everything I did was

she could do no wrong. Even if she left you to die, you still think she's

"Ha ha ha-"

hand

Claire with nothing but guilt.

word, "Claire," was spoken with such warmth and affection,

twisted with anguish as she

her face, her

she had committed an

would send her back to prison,

enough. The endless nights there, she never wanted to

had tried to fight back, to reclaim her dignity; she had