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.

switchblade and edged cautiously toward the entrance. "Who is it?"

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

and sure enough, Sophia stood outside with Garnett

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

She strode over, barely able to contain her fury, and without

You finally got what's coming to you. You killed my daughter-this

had barely held together. The

pain jolted Claire back to

sweat broke out on her forehead, her face as

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

sneer.

Claire didn't recognize, but the malice in his eyes was

once-over, whistled, and crowed, "Well, I'll be damned. The real Linwood heiress is actually pretty good-looking. Sure,

rubbed his hands together and moved closer. "Letting her die like this would be