Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 227

Liam heard those three words and felt a pounding in his temples.

While the Linwood Group couldn't quite match the stature of Foster & Co., bringing it to its knees overnight wasn't a simple task.

The Linwood Group was riddled with vulnerabilities just waiting to be exploited.

He sighed inwardly, knowing it would be another sleepless night. Orders from above always mean endless legwork down below.

Even with a six-figure salary, he was just another corporate worker bee.

After hanging up, he slammed his foot on the gas pedal. The sleek black car tore through the rain-soaked night like a panther, speeding toward the company.

Outside the window, sheets of rain were shredded by the car's velocity, only to close back up behind it.

His mind raced like a well-oiled machine, frantically scanning through Linwood Group's various business sectors. He had just a few hours to identify the fatal flaw that would send the company into irreversible bankruptcy.

The rain continued its relentless downpour.

Ethan had been kneeling in the rain for over two hours. His face was ashen, devoid of any color.

body gave way, and he collapsed into the puddle, sending a splash of water into the

stood nearby, witnessing it all. With a resigned sigh, he bent down, struggling to drag Ethan

the driver's seat and sped off toward

windshield wipers worked furiously to clear the incessantly falling rain, yet visibility remained poor. Victor frowned deeply, glancing into the rearview mirror at the unconscious Ethan sprawled in the

fathom why Ethan insisted on torturing himself this

Claire had long been an unhealed scar, and now this

wanting her to cry or run away. For her

repeatedly lashed out at her for Vanessa's sake, hurling insults and even resorting

were baffling and

she deserved when she returned to the Linwood family, would they have found themselves in such a tragic state of

grades, could have flourished

"what ifs." The harsh reality was clear: Claire's life

state was far from

a shroud

the Linwood Group office. He dialed Ethan's number

lay in a hospital bed, burning with fever, unconscious. The IV drip slowly released its medicine, but

to be met with