Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 254

Claire froze-there was no time to hide.

But in that split second, Jeffry Moore stepped to the side, shielding her completely with his broad, imposing frame. Caught between Jeffry and the wall, Claire lowered her head, doing her best to fade into the background.

Sophia didn't even notice her. She strode straight into the hospital room, a group of people trailing behind. The sight that greeted them was enough to drain the color from even the most hardened medical staff: blood was everywhere, soaking the sheets and pooling on the floor.

When Sophia saw the mangled mess between Nathan's legs, her mind went blank for a moment, buzzing with shock.

Nathan had always been a disappointment, but at least he was useful-now, with that gone, he was utterly ruined.

Still, Sophia's surprise lasted only a heartbeat. She never truly cared for Nathan; a man so ruthless he could abandon his own wife and child was never going to earn her affection. In fact, she'd always feared that one day Nathan would decide she was expendable and quietly make her disappear.

To her, Nathan was born to be used-someone like him didn't deserve real loyalty.

She couldn't help but wonder what kind of twisted genes could produce a wolf like Nathan.

at the medical team, "What

Nathan's side and rushing him out

but because the rest of the

was gone, Jeffry finally stepped aside, revealing

that Vanessa isn't his daughter?" Jeffry asked quietly. "Wouldn't that

a cold smile. "That would be

loved squeezing every bit of value from people-so I'll do

to get her out. And when he's lost everything for a daughter who isn't even his, that's when I'll let him know the children Sophia bore

even his. The look on his face

cared so much about his precious bloodline, didn't

gave a soft,

eyebrow. "That's cold,

you. I'll take

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