Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 135

Vanessa pointed at Claire and exclaimed to the officer, "Officer, it's her! She's trying to kill someone. Hurry and arrest her!"

If she could just get this troublemaker behind bars again and take care of Irene before she could speak, no one would ever threaten her again.

A flicker of malice and satisfaction crossed Vanessa's eyes, as if she could already see Claire being dragged away in disgrace by the police.

The head nurse glared at Claire with a look that could peel paint off walls. How dare that little troublemaker try to stab Vanessa? She must have a death wish.

It seemed that during her time in prison, the other inmates had been far too lenient on her. If Claire ended up back there, she wouldn't make it out alive.

"Officer, I can testify," the head nurse added urgently. "She not only tried to strangle one of our patients but also stabbed someone with a knife. Please arrest her quickly, or our hospital will be in chaos, and the patients' treatments will be severely affected."

Hearing this, the officer reached for his handcuffs, ready to arrest Claire.

the searing pain in her abdomen. "Don't touch my daughter,"

time, she couldn't just stand by

but

hurt because of Claire.

that. Officer, please leave. This is a family matter and doesn't require police

broken; another stint in prison would destroy her. Even Irene had declared that Claire wasn't responsible for her vegetative state. Claire had unjustly served five years for

her

frail Claire, he recalled the torment she endured in prison and felt a sharp pain with

but Ethan silenced her

of the family dynamics, briefly checked on Adah and Ethan's injuries, advised them

officer left, the tension ebbed away from Adah and Ethan, and

swayed and then collapsed with a