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.

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

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

collapsed onto it, clutching his stomach, murmuring, "Claire,

commotion, Nathan and Adah entered the

floor, the air heavy with the stench of alcohol. Ethan was curled up on the couch, his face as pale as a ghost, his lips devoid of color,

beside him, gently brushing his forehead. "Ethan, how did

less sympathetic. Hearing Ethan call out

that troublesome girl-what was

One was in the heavens, and

needing her, he would never have brought her back from the orphanage eight years

orphanage. It was mercy enough that he didn't send her to

unleashed his

and all you

his parents, a mix of emotions flickered across his face-pain, guilt,

Mom, I'm hurting inside..." His voice was weak and hoarse, each word seeming

"You're hurting, but

his eyes in agony, tears slipping

that moment, he

three years she looked after him,