Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 134

She stared blankly at Claire, but Claire didn't spare her even a glance.

"Claire, I'm your mother."

"Would you rather call a stranger 'Mom' than me? Do you hate me that much?"

Realizing she was truly losing Claire's love felt like a dagger to Adah's heart, a pain more intense than any physical wound.

Tears continued to stream down Claire's face. "Living is so exhausting. I don't want to hold on anymore."

Aberdeen, filled with panic, took a few shaky steps forward, her voice trembling with an urgency and sincerity she had never felt before. "Sweetheart, don't be rash! If you jump, it will break your grandmother's heart. You're still young, with so much life ahead of you. There are so many wonderful things waiting for you to experience."

Grace, equally frantic, struggled to find the right words. "Honey, don't let unworthy people bring you down. I'll be your mother from now on. You'll be my daughter, okay?"

please, I beg you.

and a yearning for peace. "I know you mean well, but I'm just so tired. The world hasn't been fair to me. I've tried so hard, yet I can't escape

down, I won't let anyone hurt

out a bitter smile. "Justice? Where is justice in this world? I've been hurt beyond repair, and even if

never repay your kindness in this life. I'm

tilt backward, like a kite with its string cut, plummeting towards the open

"No!"

and May screamed in

forward, wrapping his arms

hospital room, Claire

quickly gathered around her,

grip would cause her to vanish. It was only in holding her that he realized how frail she had become, her body so light it seemed she

painfully as he recalled her words of despair, hot tears spilling over and landing on