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 to harassing

particularly violent confrontation, she'd stabbed a rival right there on the street-lashing out at

have been

inside, the Cole family had approached

Claire's life hell in prison, they'd pull strings and get her

that point on, Claire's time behind bars became a

this woman who beat Claire at will; there were others, too-people paid off by Nathan Linwood, Sophia Shaw, and

the woman

step back, as if the woman were some

over her mouth, eyes wide

mocking smile as she stepped closer to Jarrod, menace radiating

his chest with a finger. "I did your dirty work in prison.

a favor. We got your sentence

harsh, ugly laugh, her scar twisting as she smiled. "A favor? That was nothing. I'm out now, with nothing to my name. I'm

Cole family wouldn't have blinked

Corporation was on the brink of collapse, the

way Jarrod could come up with that