Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 243

The atmosphere was suffocating, almost as if the air itself had been sucked out of the room.

Claire's laughter, raw and desperate, was a sound torn from the depths of her soul. Each note carried the weight of her anguish and sorrow, resonating with a profound sense of heartbreak.

Standing silently beside her, Sean's usually sharp and insightful eyes were now clouded with a mix of emotions. He opened his mouth, struggling to find words of comfort, but his throat felt dry, and any attempt at consolation seemed futile against the harsh reality before them.

Jeffry, too, couldn't bear to watch any longer and averted his gaze.

Gradually, Claire's laughter faded into a long, weary sigh, as if she was trying to release all the grievances, pain, and resentment she'd held for over two decades.

"Adah, didn't you always say I was a harbinger of misfortune?" Claire murmured to herself. "But it seems like the true misfortune was your beloved husband."

falling for someone so utterly despicable. Claire wondered how Adah would feel when she found out about the daughter her beloved husband had abandoned, the kidney he had arranged to be removed

heartbreak on Adah's face when the truth finally came to light. A strange sense of satisfaction

hands, which felt as heavy as a mountain. Her eyes skimmed over the words, and her face, already pale from crying, turned an ashen shade, like leaves left to

talent and relentless effort. She never imagined that Nathan was nothing but a

their illegitimate daughter, Vanessa. But the documents revealed the stark truth: Nathan

a silver spoon in her mouth, showered with love and admiration from the start. Nathan, on the other hand, had clawed his way out of poverty, his mother disappearing shortly after

Institute of Technology, he set his sights on Adah, the heiress

the business world, and his perceptive eyes quickly saw through Nathan's façade. He refused to let his daughter marry such a man. However, blinded by love, Adah's judgment faltered. Still in college,

Jones relented, agreeing to the marriage on the condition that Nathan would

he take Adah's last name. Nathan seethed with anger but was powerless to change it, resorting to subtle manipulations to drive a wedge between Adah and her father. Adah, seeing her father repeatedly belittle Nathan, only grew more sympathetic towards him, promising that their second child would bear

him, they all looked down on him. His frustration and bitterness festered, and he yearned