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.

gripped her switchblade and edged cautiously toward the entrance. "Who is it?" she called

moment later, Sophia's voice rang from the other side. "It's me. You called

She quickly opened the door, and sure enough, Sophia stood outside with Garnett Brown and Hank Brown-her husband

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

a wave of hatred flashed in her eyes. She strode over, barely

to

together. The wound tore open, and blood gushed

pain jolted Claire back

of sweat broke out

she saw was Sophia looming over her, face twisted with rage.

sneer.

was also a young man Claire didn't recognize, but

her a once-over, whistled, and crowed, "Well, I'll be damned. The real Linwood heiress is

closer. "Letting her die like this would be