Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 304

Chapter 298

Atonement?

She scoffed. She didn't need any of it.

All of this-apologies, promises, pleas-were nothing more than desperate attempts for comfort, a way for them to cling to some shred of hope after losing everything, after finally facing the consequences of their actions.

If Nathan had any better option left, he would never have come crawling to her.

All the suffering she'd endured in the first half of her life had been a gift from the man standing before her.

Why should she forgive the person who had hurt her the most?

Not only did she refuse to forgive him, but she also believed Nathan's punishment was far from enough.

Her hatred ran deep-for Nathan, for Ethan, for Vanessa, for Adah, for Sophia, for Garnett Brown, and for Vincent and Brian.

Every single one of them had chosen to hurt her, all for Vanessa's sake. They were her executioners, one and all.

As for Jarrod and Karin, she couldn't quite say she hated them, but there was no affection in her heart, either. Their cruelty hadn't been for Vanessa-it had been for Irene, for vengeance.

Claire's gaze swept slowly, deliberately, across each face in the room.

of them could meet her eyes. Shame weighed down

one.

calm, unwavering. "You may have betrayed me, but I won't stoop to your level. Go

eyes widened

What did she mean?

going to send him back to that remote mountain

he couldn't go

that wretched place with pride, convinced he'd never return. Now, he was nothing but a beaten-down stray. If he went back now, he'd become the laughingstock of the entire region-all their

cracking.

lips curled into a cold,

Father?

day he abandoned her, she stopped having a

are so close-I wouldn't dream of separating you. You can both

her whole

over Nathan's hometown and seen the endless, rolling hills from above—a wilderness stretching as

was sent there, she'd never get out. Worse, she might fall prey to some lonely, desperate local who'd force her

Vanessa sobbed, tears starting to stream down her

Adah. "Mrs. Linwood," she said coolly, "your husband cheated, your son's in prison, and the shock has left you unhinged. The best place for you is a

lightning had struck her. She stood rooted to the

been shaken, but she wasn't insane. She'd never imagined Claire would be

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