Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 175

Vincent was still under the effects of anesthesia, his body trapped in a deep, unconscious state. Despite this, his brow remained furrowed, as if even in his slumber, he was enduring an indescribable agony.

Ethan, after receiving emergency treatment, had also drifted into a deep sleep.

Brian watched as the medical staff wheeled both men into the hospital room, his mood overshadowed by a deep gloom.

It seemed that ever since Claire had disappeared, misfortune had been dogging those who had wronged her, one after the other.

Reflecting on how Claire wasn't the true culprit behind Irene's vegetative state, and remembering the hardships Claire had endured during her five years in prison, Brian's heart ached profoundly.

Was this karma?

The harm they had inflicted on Claire had finally come back to haunt them.

Brian lingered outside the hospital room for a long time before dragging his heavy steps away. Initially, he intended to return to his own room. However, recalling Irene's earlier manic state, he couldn't shake off his unease. So, he turned around and entered Irene's room instead.

eyes, having missed out on five years of the world. She feared that if she closed them again,

Irene staring

softly, but

Brian approached her, speaking gently, "Irene, your

Happy?

lips. If he truly cared for her as a sister, he wouldn't defend Vanessa. Despite knowing how much she had suffered and how Claire had been dragged into five years of unjust imprisonment, he, as her own brother, seemed reluctant to pursue

her; he was

to puzzle Irene. Despite having been awake for several days, her parents hadn't visited her once. Before she was harmed, they had always doted on her. She couldn't believe that they wouldn't come to see her upon learning of her recovery. The only explanation was that they didn't

must have known that if their parents came, they would stop at nothing to uncover what really happened all

had pursued Claire for three years during high school? Didn't he want to break

parents, rather make her

laughable. It was utterly

to say, "Your brother is