Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 204

Brian struggled futilely, his voice rising with fury. "Sean, how dare you treat Vanessa like this? I'll never let you get away with it!"

His eyes were bloodshot and wild, his face twisted with rage. But to Sean, Brian's threats were no more than the impotent cries of an ant. Sean couldn't be bothered to spare him a second glance.

With no impact on Sean, Brian turned his ire towards Claire. "Claire, Vanessa is your sister, and you're just going to stand by and watch her be bullied? What kind of person are you?"

Claire let out a derisive laugh, refusing to play into his accusations. "It's been over a month, Brian. Irene Cole should be able to speak by now, right? Is it that she hasn't told you the truth, or you just won't give her the chance to?"

Brian's face went pale as a sheet. He had sent Irene abroad precisely to avoid hearing the truths he didn't want to face. As long as she stayed silent, he could pretend he hadn't made mistakes, hadn't wronged Claire. In his mind, everything he'd done to Claire was justified.

Unwilling to continue discussing Irene, he shifted the blame back to Claire. "I'm your fiancé, yet you're cavorting with another man. Have you no shame?"

tell them to stop right now, or I swear I'll

watched Brian, his accusations and insults like the antics of a clown in a tragicomedy, unable to stir any emotion within her except for a deep

tension with three cold words. "Too much

and unceremoniously stuffed it into Brian's mouth. Brian's eyes widened in shock, and he wriggled desperately, trying to free himself from the guards'

acrid stench filled his mouth, almost making him gag. All he could manage were muffled

onto the floor, her gaze hollow and empty. A strange silence settled over the

on the four society women who had joined Yvonne in assaulting Claire. His icy stare seemed to carry an invisible chill, making the women and

would never have dared lay a finger on her," one of the women stammered, her voice

of anger because we heard she was trying to seduce Chairman Foster. Please forgive us, we meant well but did wrong," another woman quickly chimed in, her face

husbands stepped forward, echoing their pleas. "Mr. Foster, we've already reprimanded