Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 330

The husband and wife hurried toward the bar, clearly in a rush to find Brian.

But before they could step inside, a woman suddenly appeared, blocking their path.

"Move," Jarrod Cole snapped, impatience heavy in his voice.

The woman didn't budge. Instead, she fixed him with a cold, almost mocking smile, her eyes sharp and menacing. "Mr. Cole, have you forgotten me already? You have no idea how long I've been waiting to see you since I got out."

Jarrod froze, scrutinizing the woman before him.

She looked to be in her thirties, plainly dressed, but what stood out was the long scar slashing across her face-impossible to ignore.

Her gaze radiated danger; it was obvious she was not someone to mess with.

"So, you do remember me," she said with a chilling calm.

As soon as Jarrod and Karin Cole recognized her, their faces drained of color, as if they'd seen a ghost.

This woman had gone to prison around the same time as Claire.

out to competitors in business, so she'd taken

there on the street-lashing out at

been

once she was inside, the Cole family had approached her,

hell in prison, they'd pull

on, Claire's time behind bars became

beat Claire at will; there were others, too-people paid off by Nathan

out of prison, the woman had come looking

step back, as if the woman were some kind of wild

mouth, eyes

she stepped closer to

his chest with a finger. "I did your dirty work in prison. Now that I'm out, I think

"We already did you a

her scar twisting as she smiled. "A favor? That was nothing. I'm out now, with nothing to my name. I'm not greedy—I just want a million dollars, and I'll leave

time, the Cole family wouldn't have blinked

Corporation was on

come up with that kind of