Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 253

Nathan threw his head back and burst into wild, manic laughter. His voice echoed around the hospital room-sharp, grating, utterly unrestrained.

"You pathetic woman! Do you really think I'd have let you live this long if I didn't need those last shares of yours?"

He grinned wide, his lips stretched in a hideous smirk, the corners of his mouth curling like a venomous snake coiling in the dark.

"Sharing a bed with you disgusts me. Every single night. And don't even get me started on sex-you just lie there like a corpse, no reaction at all. You think you compare to Sophia? You're not even worthy to polish her shoes." He shook his head, almost gloating, as if he were showing off some filthy secret.

"I'll tell you the truth: I never loved you. If your family didn't have money, I wouldn't have given you a second glance. Frankly, you were dumb enough to let me walk away with Jones Group. Once I'm out of here, I'll take the woman I actually love and my kids and move abroad. What could you possibly do to stop me? Ha! Ha! Ha!"

Nathan doubled over, laughing so hard his whole body shook, the wounds on his face twisting and splitting like ugly centipedes slithering across his skin.

Every word was salt in Adah's wounds, words that cut deep and sent a surge of adrenaline blazing through her veins.

force had possessed her. The searing

ragged, heavy breaths, loud

fists so tightly the veins bulged on the backs of her hands, Adah slowly

movement. His

went wide, disbelief etched across every inch of his

rage contorted her face, transforming her usual gentle features into something

teeth grinding audibly, the muscles in her face twitching and jerking until she looked like

by fury, and a moment

the knife from

and animal,

each blow raining down with relentless force, blood splattering her face

don't you? Go on, cheat again! Cheat all you want! Ha!

laughter rang out, wild and unhinged, as she