Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 293

Sophia's heart twisted in pain as she watched Garnett Brown, battered and bleeding. Instinctively, she rushed forward, desperate to help him-only for Liam to slam his boot straight into her stomach.

A wave of agony crashed over her. Sophia doubled over, clutching her abdomen, her body curling up on the floor as she writhed in pain. She could no longer stand.

Liam let out a cold snort and, without hesitation, ripped out a lock of Garnett's hair.

He strode over to Nathan next.

Nathan barely had time to flinch before Liam's icy voice cut him off. "You saw what happens to those who don't cooperate."

Nathan's body tensed. He knew resistance was pointless-why add to his suffering? With a grimace, he let Liam yank a strand from his head as well.

Lastly, there was Vanessa.

Sean's people had shaved her head not long ago, but by now, wispy tufts had started to grow along the sides. As Liam plucked a hair from her, Vanessa trembled uncontrollably, terror clouding her eyes.

Liam gathered the three strands and handed them to Victor.

"Dr. Lewis, I'll need your expertise."

imagined that the truth behind Claire

she was born, her life had been a relentless string of injuries

this to

seemed remotely sane-and Victor had once sneered at her, treating her with

toward Claire, but now, knowing the full,

Why didn't he trust his own judgment and see

said solemnly, "Give me one hour. I'll run the tests and

suddenly felt someone clutching at his ankle. Looking down, he

go!" she screamed, her

a look of utter disgust and shook her off with a swift kick, striding

calling out, "I'm the hospital director! If you

to forget that the Lewis family owns a stake

only practice medicine because I love helping people. If I wanted your job, you'd be out on the street before you

to promote Sophia to the director's chair. But as the principal shareholder's eldest son, Victor could have her

Sophia dared to throw her title in his

to Claire, his gaze full of regret and resolve-as if to say: I've wronged you in the past, but

gave her one last, lingering

suffocating silence. Everyone sat frozen, the