Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 166

She was penniless, her body battered and bruised. In such a state, where could she possibly go?

Brian's head throbbed with worry.

He considered his options and decided to call Ethan.

But no one answered his call.

Frowning, a wave of anxiety crashed over Brian as he redialed repeatedly, each time met with silence.

"Damned Ethan, can't even pick up the phone!" Brian cursed, tossing his phone onto the table in frustration.

Meanwhile, over at the Linwood family residence.

Ethan was already in a drunken stupor, the alcohol slicing through his stomach like a sharp knife.

He felt as if a storm raged inside him, the pain making it hard to breathe. Ethan was curled up in agony, clutching the toilet as he vomited violently. Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and he retched again and again.

His insides felt like they were being turned inside out, and even when he was done vomiting, the discomfort didn't subside.

felt as if it was being twisted by a blade, the pain growing more

out of the bathroom, Ethan was a shell of his former self, barely making it to the

clutching his stomach, murmuring,

entered the room, gasping at the scene before

was curled up on the couch, his face

brushing his forehead. "Ethan, how did you end

sympathetic. Hearing Ethan call out

was

One was in

have brought her back from the orphanage eight years

he didn't send her to the

this thought, Nathan unleashed his fury on

to the office, and all you

his parents, a mix of emotions

inside..." His voice was weak and

"You're hurting, but what about us? Look what

in agony, tears slipping down his

that moment, he remembered Claire's

looked after him, his stomach issues