Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 416

"Claire must still be angry with me, right? She refuses to see me. That's okay. I can wait here as long as it takes-until she's willing to see me."

May looked at the shattered man before her, her eyes brimming with scorn.

This was once the proud, arrogant eldest son of the Linwood family, the very man who'd made Claire's life a living hell. Now he looked utterly defeated like a stray dog left out in the rain.

So now he realizes he was wrong?

Now he regrets it?

Isn't it a little too late for that?

Ms. Claire has been dead for ten years. Ten years.

If the Linwoods had treated her with the tiniest bit of kindness, would she really have died so young?

Even after all these years, whenever May thought back to what happened, her eyes would sting with unshed tears.

a deep breath, forcing down her

at

iron gate in desperation, his knuckles white. "May, please, don't go! I'm begging you-let me see Claire. I know I

every single day, I've lived with regret. Every day I thought-if only I could see Claire again, I'd do anything to

I only want to say I'm sorry. I need

Ethan's face, his whole body trembling-the picture

couldn't help but remember all the pain Claire had suffered in the

never be

for regret. And Ms. Claire wouldn't

that, May slammed

me from seeing my sister! You can't make this

my sister, my own flesh and blood. Nothing can change

how he shouted, no

Ethan dropped to his knees, pressing his forehead to the cold stone step. "May, I know my

you—please, for Claire's sake, give me a

she's willing to see me, if she'll just hear me out this once,