Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 379

Vincent drew a deep breath, then slowly reached out toward Claire.

His movements appeared gentle, but there was a ruthless finality in the way he moved.

Scarlet stood off to the side, her eyes wide and shining with feverish excitement. She could barely contain herself as she whipped out her phone, switched it to video mode, and aimed it straight at Claire. She was determined to capture every humiliating moment.

Just picturing the pain on Sean and Mandy's faces when they saw this footage filled Scarlet with a twisted sense of glee.

But just as the tension in the room reached its breaking point, a sharp knock at the door shattered the charged silence.

The sudden noise startled both Scarlet and Vincent.

Like a pair of thieves caught red-handed, their greatest fear was that Sean's people had tracked them down.

Vincent's hand, which had been reaching for Claire, froze midair. He glanced anxiously at the door.

her switchblade and edged cautiously toward

side. "It's me. You called earlier, remember? Said that

and sure enough, Sophia stood outside with Garnett Brown

filed in, their eyes immediately landing on Claire, sprawled on the floor like a

in her eyes. She strode over, barely able to contain her fury,

what's coming to

kick landed squarely on Claire's lower back-right where her surgery stitches had barely held together. The wound tore open, and

pain jolted Claire back

out on her forehead, her face

thing she saw was Sophia looming over her, face twisted with rage. Garnett Brown stood nearby, arms crossed, looking

sneer.

didn't recognize, but the malice in his

crowed, "Well, I'll be damned. The real Linwood heiress is actually pretty good-looking. Sure, she's a

this would be a waste... why