Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 491

Maybe it was because he realized Claire was about to be kidnapped and lose a kidney, but even Ethan's gaze softened as he looked at her.

"Where are you headed? Let me give you a ride."

Claire hid the sneer in her eyes. What a hypocrite.

"No need. I have legs and they work just fine. I'll walk myself."

Ethan frowned. He wasn't sure why, but he especially hated hearing her use the word "cripple."

"You know, you're like a dog biting the hand that feeds it. Can't recognize a good person when you see one."

A good person? She was about to have her own brother sell her out for an organ, and he still called himself a good guy?

She'd already seen plenty of his shamelessness, so Claire didn't bother arguing with someone whose logic was this warped.

She strode straight for the door. As she pulled it open, she saw May wheeling her bicycle toward the gate.

"May." The name slipped out before she could stop herself.

May was just about to pedal away. She paused, looking at Claire in surprise. "Do I know you?"

familiarity from the moment she first

she remembered: at this

mentioned you to me earlier,"

strange-why would Ms. Jones bring up a maid? But she didn't

you heading home? Where to? I can

head.

her again. "It's getting dark. Where

up in a couple of months, so she's been staying late

been for Claire breaking her arm delivering Mandy's exam admission slip in her previous life, Mandy wouldn't have ended up at an ordinary high

smile deepened. "Drive

need for her to risk

get into a great

you sure you don't need a

looked so young to be walking alone at night. What if something

Someone's coming to pick me up soon."

his people would be

good then." May gave her a

linger and stepped out