Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 420

They ignored Ethan completely and walked straight toward the heart of the cemetery.

Stumbling after them, Ethan felt as if his mind were unraveling, refusing to accept what he was about to see.

"No, I'm just overthinking this. There's no way anything happened to Claire," he muttered, his voice trembling, edged with despair.

His legs were heavy as lead, every step a struggle as he followed mechanically behind Sean and Amara, whispering again and again, "This can't be, Claire's fine, there's no way..."

The cemetery was eerily silent, broken only by the sound of their footsteps echoing over the stone path.

Sean and Amara finally stopped at a gravestone. Together, they gently placed a bouquet of white lilies at its base, and stood quietly.

"Mom, Dad and I came to see you," Amara said softly.

Ethan approached, his steps dragging. When he saw the words etched on the headstone-*In Loving Memory of Claire, Beloved Wife*-his entire world shattered in an instant.

"No-!" The scream tore from his throat, raw and desperate. "This isn't real, you're lying to me! When I went to prison, Claire was fine—she was fine! How could she be gone..."

face, his whole

watched Ethan's breakdown, his tone flat. "Today marks the tenth anniversary

years? Claire's been gone ten

long after

don't believe it." Ethan shook his head wildly, shouting at

saying this to hurt me, aren't you?

curse Claire's name

"Shut up. You have no right to talk about

because of your whole

hate you." fo

words hit Ethan like a

sent

hearing. Her leg was crippled. She lost a kidney and while they took it, they forced her through hormone injections and harvested over a dozen eggs from her. Even with the best care, her body was already at its limit. But Sophia and Garnett Brown still weren't done with her. They kidnapped Claire, scalded her

was low and icy, every word

his hands over his

I didn't know, I swear I didn't know it would turn out like this.