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.

him in such agony

Claire grew

run away just

her eyes, Claire was

Claire into their home eight years ago, as ever since Claire returned, she had either bullied

her. What had she been doing in

her leniently because she was

temper had only

end up with such a wayward, rebellious

enough to give her

of Claire, and if his condition worsened, Adah

patted Ethan's back, comforting him. "Don't worry. With your father sending people to find

have someone make you some soothing soup to help with your stomach. Eat, then rest; your health is what

consoling Ethan, Adah led

later, a servant brought in a bowl of warm

some soup to warm

familiar aroma reached Ethan's nose, prompting him to sit up, exhausted, and take

does it

Soup is just soup, isn't

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