Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 173

Nathan and Adah paced anxiously outside the emergency room.

When they saw Brian approaching, his head wrapped in bandages, Nathan couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Mr. Cole, what happened to your head?"

Brian hesitated for a moment before brushing it off. "Just a little accident. What's happening with Ethan?"

Recalling the distressing sight of Ethan coughing up blood, Nathan's eyes turned icy. Words of anger towards Claire spilled from his lips without a second thought.

"It's all that wretched Claire's fault! Who knows what she said to Ethan to drive him to such a state."

"That woman can't stand the success of the Linwood family. Even though she's no longer with us, she keeps causing trouble behind the scenes. Truly despicable."

Nathan's face was flushed with anger, as if cursing Claire could somehow mask the wrongs they had done to her.

sadness. "Claire has always been so troublesome, like a curse. All she does is bring chaos to

drove Ethan to such a condition-it's simply heartless.

hint of contemplation, as if weighing the truth of Nathan and

believed them or not was unclear. He stood

a mocking laugh suddenly echoed through the corridor, its hoarse tone

a nurse pushing Irene in a wheelchair towards

of Irene caused Nathan and Adah's pupils to contract sharply. Their earlier bravado evaporated, replaced

heart was being

the truth of what

had watched as Vanessa pushed Irene

the fall, chose to ignore Irene's pleas for help. She even pointed at a shocked Claire, accusing, "Claire, why

stories, pinning the blame on Claire