Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 509

Chapter 499

Lewis?

Claire's thoughts instantly flashed back to last night, when she'd run into Victor Lewis.

Could it have been Victor who called the police for her?

When the car finally pulled up in front of the Lewis estate, Claire had her answer. It was Victor.

She'd hoped Adah might have helped, but Adah, as usual, had managed to do absolutely nothing right.

If not for Victor, Claire suspected she'd be lying in a morgue by now.

Their arrival at the Lewis home was met with a warm, almost exuberant welcome for the Tempests.

Victor, spotting Claire, looked as if he might leap with excitement. He bounded over in three giant strides, grabbing both her hands in his own, his eyes shining

with disbelief and awe.

"Claire? Is it really you?"

"I can't believe it. In my lifetime, I finally get to meet our country's genius scientist."

"Professor Tempest, you're my hero. Truly, you're an inspiration for all of us."

Victor was so excited, he could barely string a sentence together.

a little overwhelmed by his

her past life, Victor had always treated her with biting sarcasm and

playboy who

admiration

tried to pull her hands free, but Victor's

forward, pried Victor's hands away, and drew Claire protectively into his

scowled. "And you

cool. "I'm Claire's

Victor: "..."

Tempest has a

could she possibly

still so young. What could possess her

was genuinely heartbroken. He hadn't even had a chance

watched Sean holding Claire so intimately and

Claire's life, Mr. Tempest decided to

were beside themselves

considered elite in Cresthaven, but

families of

in an

s of Northcrest lo

contract would make the Lewis family the

had dropped into their laps, and the Lewis couple could hardly

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