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.

any longer. His body gave way, and he

sigh, he

quickly slid into the driver's seat and sped

worked furiously to clear the incessantly falling rain, yet visibility remained poor. Victor frowned deeply, glancing into the

couldn't fathom why Ethan insisted on torturing

had inflicted on Claire had long been an unhealed scar, and now this

preoccupied with her well- being, not wanting her to cry or run away. For her forgiveness, he was willing to kneel in the rain, casting aside

Vanessa's sake, hurling insults and even resorting to violence. He had ruthlessly destroyed Claire's once-promising life,

were baffling and

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

Claire, with her excellent grades, could have flourished after graduation and

ifs." The harsh reality

was far from deserving

shroud of darkness over

Group office. He dialed Ethan's number repeatedly, only to hear the monotonous beeping of an unanswered

burning with fever, unconscious. The IV drip

the chairman's number, only to be met