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 down her

frosty glare at Ethan, she turned

please, don't go! I'm begging you-let me

in prison, every single day, I've lived with regret. Every day I thought-if only

me where she is. I only want to say I'm sorry.

face, his whole body trembling-the picture of a man crushed by guilt and

had suffered in the Linwood family's house. The memories stabbed

be healed,"

regret. And Ms. Claire wouldn't have cared for

slammed

keep me from seeing my sister! You can't

Claire is my sister, my own

how he

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

sake, give me a

she'll just hear me