Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 144

May was visibly shaken. "How is that possible? When Miss Claire went to prison five years ago, she was perfectly healthy."

Her words were like a bomb dropped into a tranquil river, shattering the silence.

Aberdeen, Grace, and Sean all widened their eyes in shock.

If Claire was healthy before her imprisonment but missing a kidney afterward, it suggested that the organ was taken during her incarceration.

A heavy silence descended over them, like a suffocating blanket.

Sean recalled the documents he'd reviewed earlier that morning.

Liam hadn't uncovered anything about Claire losing a kidney, but given the torment she'd endured over the years, it wasn't hard to surmise that the loss was connected to those who'd harmed her.

What kind of deep-seated hatred would drive someone to do such a thing to a fragile young woman?

Even Sean, who considered himself ruthless, couldn't fathom such cruelty.

stretching painfully as they all held

praying fervently for Claire's

silently, hearts breaking for Claire's

emerged, pulling down his mask. "She's stable for now, but she'll need to stay in the hospital for further observation. We must

exhaled in relief, their hearts easing just a

with fatigue and regret. The confident

distractedly toward

the door, the head

lips were noticeably swollen, and she seemed startled to see Ethan, her eyes darting

mind consumed by thoughts of Claire, tangled and

the nurse a second glance as he entered

was adjusting his trousers, appearing oddly satisfied. Ethan assumed he'd just used the

into a chair, drained of energy, every bit of

noticed his son's demeanor and frowned, "Haven't found that little

Claire