Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 310

Claire's vacant eyes slowly came into focus, and the instant she recognized Brian,

a look of undisguised disgust swept across her face.

"I can't even begin to tell you how much I hate you," she said coldly.

All the color drained from Brian's face. His lips trembled as he whispered, "Do you really hate me that much?"

"Yes! I hate you! I wish you were dead!" Claire suddenly screamed, her voice raw with pain.

If it hadn't been for them, she would never have ended up like this-broken, ruined, barely a shadow of her former self.

Her heart felt as if it were being torn apart, left bleeding and exposed.

If she hadn't been sent to prison all those years ago, she would've gone to the best university-had a future, a real life.

Five years later, she should've graduated, landed a respectable job, and when she eventually met Mr. Foster, she wouldn't have felt so unworthy, so small.

She'd finally fallen for someone, but she didn't measure up. She could never hope for a happy ending, not with him.

Hot tears spilled down Claire's cheeks, one after another.

Why was her life so bitter? Sometimes she wished she'd never met Mr. Foster at all-then at least she wouldn't be suffering this heartbreak, mourning something she could never have.

life was

to me again. I truly can't stand

looked as if he'd been

hate you-echoed in his mind like a

as if he could fuse her into himself and undo

treat me like this. Please," he pleaded. "I really love you. Hit me, scream at me, whatever

but the more she struggled, the tighter he

start over. I swear, I'll spend the rest of my life making it up to you. Please, believe me," he choked out, his voice thick with emotion, as if he could tear his heart out and hand it to

care less about

was too late. Some things can't be undone. You can't piece

voice was icy cold. "Brian, let go of

as if holding

eyes flashed with

you. Let go of me," she said,

hesitated, then slowly loosened his

it, Claire?" he asked, a flicker of

slapped a thick

confused but started flipping through the

grew ragged, and his

it," he stammered, but the tears streaming down his face betrayed