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?"

Claire, please, I beg

them, her eyes a mix of despair and a yearning for peace. "I know you mean well, but

down, I won't let anyone hurt

I've been hurt beyond repair, and even if they're

can never repay your kindness in this life. I'm

and let her body tilt backward, like a kite with its string cut, plummeting

"No!"

and May screamed in

time, Vincent dashed forward, wrapping his arms tightly around Claire's waist,

hospital room, Claire

gathered around her, forming a protective

would cause her to vanish. It was only in holding her that he realized how

tears