Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 172

Chapter 167

Nathan was calculating in his mind, but his face feigned concern, his voice

softened to sound as gentle as possible. "Ethan, don't worry. I'll have someone track down Claire right away. She doesn't have any money on her, so she can't have gone far."

Ethan heard his father's words, but he didn't respond. He was too drained to muster any reply.

Images of Claire flooded his mind. All the kindness she had shown him turned into sharp needles, piercing his heart over and over.

He regretted not trusting Claire more back then, regretted not standing by her side when she needed him the most.

Would she have run away if he had treated her better after she was released from prison?

Thinking about how Claire had been imprisoned for five years for no reason, how her health had deteriorated so much that she would never fully recover, it was almost more than he could bear.

Ethan curled up on the couch, clutching a pillow tightly, his face buried deep within

it.

His shoulders trembled slightly, and an occasional, stifled sob escaped his throat.

such agony broke Adah's

Claire grew even

necessary to run away just because of a

was deliberately making their family

ago, as ever since Claire returned, she had either bullied

prison hadn't reformed her. What had she been doing in

prison guards had treated her leniently because

wonder her temper

did she end up with such

was enough to give her a

ailment because of

gently patted Ethan's back, comforting him. "Don't worry. With your

make you some soothing soup to help with your stomach. Eat,

consoling Ethan, Adah led Nathan out

servant brought in a bowl of warm soup,

Ethan, have some soup to warm your

Ethan's nose, prompting him to sit up, exhausted, and take a sip of the soup, only

does it taste

was puzzled. Soup is just

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