Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 158

The traffic light turned green, and the car moved forward smoothly.

Just then, a sleek black Mercedes-Maybach approached from the opposite lane, brushing past Claire's vehicle. The driver glanced back casually, just in time to see Claire rolling up her window. Even though he only caught a glimpse of her profile, he recognized her instantly.

Vincent's heart skipped a beat, almost leaping into his throat. He shouted, "Claire "His voice cut sharply through the busy hum of traffic, drawing curious glances from all around.

At that moment, Vincent didn't care about anything else—not even breaking traffic rules. The only thought consuming him was to catch up with Claire and never let her go again. He instinctively jerked the steering wheel, completely ignoring the chaos around him.

His sudden lane change threw the surrounding cars into disarray, honks blaring in protest. A loud crash followed as his car collided with another. The vehicle jolted violently, but Vincent seemed oblivious.

He quickly flung open the car door, disregarding any injuries, and dashed toward the direction Claire had gone, yelling, "Claire, don't go—"

driver of the car he hit immediately jumped out and chased after Vincent, hurling curses, "What the hell is

him off without hesitation. His mind focused solely

crash echoed from behind. Instinctively, she turned to look. Liam glanced in the rearview mirror,

unease washed over Claire as she faintly heard her name being called. Her

urged, trying to suppress her rising

wasn't until they reached the safety of Foster Manor that Claire finally felt a

entrance, Aberdeen, Grace, and May were waiting anxiously. As soon as Claire arrived, the three elderly

face, their

was filled with

feeling unwell?" May asked, touching

eyes fixed on her, "Why

gently and was about to speak when Liam interjected, "Ms. Linwood was frightened by