Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 291

The way things unfolded was far beyond anything Sophia could have imagined.

That morning, she'd left for the detention center with high hopes, certain that Nathan would bring good news. In her mind, as long as Nathan could convince Sean to let Vanessa go, she'd be able to bring her daughter home herself, overjoyed and relieved.

But the call from Nathan never came. Instead, it was Liam-Sean's right-hand man who showed up.

When Liam walked out with both Vanessa and Brian, Sophia had been so elated she assumed Nathan had persuaded Sean after all. The three of them followed Liam to the Foster family estate without a hint of suspicion.

Only now, standing in the grand foyer, did realization dawn on Sophia. This had all been orchestrated by Sean from the start. His plan was clear: gather everyone in one place, then expose everything that had happened years ago—once and for all, and in front of everyone.

Sophia's heart pounded in her chest.

She knew that if it came out that Vanessa and her son weren't Nathan's children, there would be no happy ending for any of them.

wasn't the type to crumble under pressure. Even as panic twisted inside her, she kept

through a few pages without interest. Then, suddenly,

do you believe me, or do you believe Claire?"

who had been teetering on the edge of an outburst, froze

nothing but

Claire and the Fosters. Claire hates our daughter

on you to doubt me. If we

would I still be single after all these years? I'm the director of Cresthaven General Hospital, Nathan. I've had more successful men pursue me than I can count- some of them barely out of college, even trying to get me to be their

my love

to be said-Sophia's quick thinking and silver tongue were second to none. No wonder she'd managed to win Nathan over in

reached out and took Nathan's hands in hers, gazing into his eyes with genuine tenderness. "Nathan, I fell for you the moment I met you. My heart's belonged to you ever since. Even now, when your health isn't what

listening to her gentle words, Nathan felt every trace of doubt

the tension in his body finally released, and only then did he notice the sharp pain in his legs—a reminder that his fracture still hadn't