Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 453

When Mrs. Tempest burst onto the scene, she looked every bit the fierce mother hen-so different from her usual gentle, graceful self that she was nearly

unrecognizable.

Claire blinked, taken aback. She'd never seen Mrs. Tempest like this before- radiating such ferocity, as if she might tear apart anyone who dared lay a finger on her precious daughter.

Mrs. Tempest rushed to Claire's side, her eyes full of worry as she checked her over from head to toe.

"Honey, are you hurt anywhere? Tell me, sweetheart," she urged.

Orion's usually charming face was twisted in anger. "Claire, tell me who did this to you? Who bullied you?"

But before Claire could answer, Vanessa cut in with a sneer, "It's her own fault for not letting me have the dress! She deserved what she got she was asking for it."

Ethan chimed in, backing his sister up. "Yeah! Picking a fight with my little sister over a dress? She's lucky that's all she got."

"All the prettiest dresses should be for my sister. No one else would look as good in them as she does."

Orion turned his gaze on Ethan and Vanessa, his eyes cold and sharp.

Adah, seeing Orion glare at her son and daughter with such ferocity despite being so young, snapped, "What's with that look? This is a huge boutique, and you two insist on grabbing every nice dress for yourselves. How selfish can you be?"

hate to see how your parents are

unreasonable as kids-just wait until you're grown up. The world isn't going to be

back,

hated most was Adah's habit of always taking Vanessa's side, never caring about

because of Adah's blatant favoritism that Claire had suffered so much

it when it was just her, but now Adah was insulting her mother and brother too—that

explode, Mrs. Tempest suddenly spoke up. "Let

Claire, pointing at Vanessa. "Sweetheart, was it her who tried to steal your dress

nodded obediently, not quite sure where her mother was going

"Listen to me, darling: if someone tries to take something from you, you take it back.

bullies you,

up

afraid. Your father, your brother, and I will always be here

to Claire that as long as

welled with

this is what it feels like to be believed in and supported by

a surge of strength filling

nodded firmly.

she turned to face

life,

the