Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 316

Claire led Mandy by the hand into the house. "Mandy, have a seat. There's still some pasta in the pot-I'll get you a bowl."

Mandy grinned and plopped down. "Claire, you're so good to me. If I were a guy, I'd marry you in a heartbeat."

Claire shot her an exasperated look. "You and that mouth of yours."

Mandy stuck her tongue out playfully, earning a laugh from Claire.

Watching the two of them being so close, Sean couldn't help but feel a twitch of irritation.

As Mandy passed by him, she merely nodded in his direction—a half-hearted greeting at best-before cheerfully trotting after Claire into the kitchen.

From inside, Claire's voice drifted out. "Why are you following me in here?"

Mandy's tone turned syrupy. "It's not every day I get to see you. I'm sticking to you like glue!"

Claire couldn't help but laugh at her antics. The two chattered and giggled in the kitchen, leaving Sean to feel like a third wheel in his own house.

Just then, the front door opened and Liam walked in.

"Mr. Foster, are you ready to go?"

ladling pasta into a bowl, froze in place at the sound of his voice. Why

man in a silver-gray suit, gold-rimmed glasses perched on

of him made

who'd handed

those two jerks,

here, at the Foster family home? And why

spun

as if sensing her gaze, Liam turned and looked toward

whipped around and stood stiff

eyes lingered, studying

her silhouette nagged at him

kitchen with a steaming bowl of

She looked about Claire's

rang a bell. The longer

Mandy,

Mandy was sweating bullets, nerves jangling in her chest. She had no idea what to

have you eaten? Want to sit

gaze away and smiled at Claire, reaching to take the bowl-when Sean's low voice cut

"He's already eaten."

picked up the bowl of pasta in front of him. "There's an urgent matter with the Eastborough