Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 240

She bit her lower lip, trembling slightly, looking utterly humiliated yet too scared to argue back.

She pushed away the credit card Liam offered, her voice trembling with tears, full of grievance and helplessness, "Believe me or not, I never wanted your money. Last night was an accident, not your fault."

With that, she abruptly stood up, shoved past a couple blocking her way, and dashed out of the café.

Watching her flee, Liam felt a deepening sense of pity, mixed with a growing disdain for the couple who had provoked her.

He stood up, intending to follow her.

But the young man blocked his path with an arm.

"She's just putting on an act. Women like that aren't worth your pity."

Liam's gaze, from behind his glasses, turned icy. Patience was not one of his virtues.

"Do I need your opinion on my affairs?"

The couple, intimidated by his presence, flushed red and white but dared not retort.

Liam strode purposefully out of the café.

the street and was

panic,

what the pair had called

in her tracks,

only a blazing anger that seemed ready to incinerate anyone who ruined her plans. But as she turned around, she quickly masked

able to act a little longer-maybe she could

before her left her wide-eyed, her

man clinging to Liam's waist like a koala, burying his head in Liam's chest and sobbing pitifully, his wails echoing

embrace, instinctively wanted to

how terrified I

against Liam's chest, looking for all the world like

realized it

a sight to behold, with hair tangled like a bird's nest, streaked with scabs from scratches across his face, and

stylist who adored beauty and cleanliness, always pristine and fragrant, like a

that nearly made

to retch, gently

still ask, it's all your fault for leaving me alone

harder, tears and snot covering his

head throbbed from the crying but he