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.

in a deep breath, forcing

a frosty glare at Ethan, she

go! I'm begging you-let me see Claire. I know I did terrible things. I

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

I'm begging you, just tell me where she is. I only want to say I'm sorry. I need her to know

streamed down Ethan's face, his whole body trembling-the picture of a man crushed by guilt

the pain Claire had suffered in the Linwood family's

be healed," she said

medicine for regret. And Ms. Claire

slammed the

erupted, shouting wildly, "You have no right to keep me from seeing my sister! You can't make this decision

the door! Let me in! Claire is my sister, my own

how he shouted,

forehead to the cold stone step. "May, I know my apology can't fix anything. But it's all I

Claire's sake, give

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