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?"

sense of familiarity from the moment she first saw

a moment before she remembered: at this point in time, May didn't know

Ms. Jones mentioned you to me earlier,"

up a maid? But

Where to? I can give

head. "That's alright,

again. "It's getting dark. Where

coming up in a couple of months, so she's been staying late for extra lessons. I'm just going to

was always a good student. If it hadn't been for Claire breaking her arm delivering

smile deepened. "Drive

around, there was no need for her to risk

would get into a great

you don't need a ride?" May

looked so young to be walking

Someone's coming to pick me up soon." Claire figured that as soon

Nathan and his people would be along

That's good then." May gave her a warm

stepped