Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 284

He didn't even have time to worry about the blood streaming down his scratched face. Spinning around, he rushed to Garnett Brown's side, his voice tight with concern: "Garnett, are you alright?"

To Nathan, Garnett was more than just Sophia's younger brother. After their parents died when they were children, the siblings had only each other to rely on. Garnett had dropped out of school young to work, making sure Sophia could go on to college without a care.

If Sophia ever found out he hadn't looked after Garnett, Nathan knew it would break her heart.

Besides, Vanessa had always held a deep respect for her uncle. She'd often say, "There's nothing like a mother's brother," and Nathan couldn't agree more.

Garnett had sacrificed his own happiness to care for Vanessa, putting off marriage and any thoughts of a family of his own. Now in his forties, he was still single, no wife, no children—just a life spent in service to his loved ones.

As far as Nathan was concerned, you wouldn't find a brother-in-law like Garnett anywhere else in all of Vesperia.

Nathan rounded on Victor, his voice raw with fury. "Victor, if you've messed up Garnett and he can't have kids because of you, I swear I won't let you off easy!"

Victor couldn't help but laugh in disbelief.

He looked at Nathan like he was the world's biggest fool. "You're worried about him? I saw it with my own eyes-he's been screwing around behind your back. Maybe you should worry about yourself first."

a word of it. But there's always

whipped his gaze toward Adah,

one in the Jones family could

him when he wasn't in his right mind-forced yourself on him. How shameless can you be? You're a woman, and instead of taking care of your

dropped at this outburst-he'd never

her chest heaving as she

regret. How could she have ever fallen for

mistress's child and made Adah raise her for twenty years. And now, he had

I've had enough!" she spat, lunging at him, hands reaching to claw at his

the heavy doors of

face expressionless, her voice cold and calm: "Didn't you want to

chaos outside fell silent. Nathan's face lit up with hope as he wrenched Adah's hand from his

the door, his expression soured,

are you doing here, you

just stared at him with an