Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

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

resentment towards Claire grew

run away

Claire was deliberately

years ago, as ever since Claire returned, she had either bullied Vanessa or

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

guards had treated her leniently because she

wonder her temper had

end up with such a wayward, rebellious

enough to give

a stomach ailment because of Claire, and if his condition

worry. With your father sending people to find her, I'm

some soothing soup to help with your stomach. Eat, then

consoling Ethan, Adah led Nathan out of

a servant brought in a bowl

some

aroma reached Ethan's nose, prompting him to sit up, exhausted, and take a sip of the soup, only to immediately spit it back into

it taste

servant was puzzled. Soup