Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 511

"Absolutely. The application of this technology puts our country at least a hundred years ahead of the rest of the world."

"A hundred years? That's an understatement. Give the rest of the world two hundred years and they still might not crack the secret of holographic technology."

Online forums were flooded with praise for Claire.

Some users even unearthed the story of how Marina had hired thugs to kidnap her.

"Seriously, has Marina lost her mind? She actually dared to kidnap a scientist?"

"Isn't she dating Orion? Why would she go after his sister?"

"Rumor has it she thought Claire was a romantic rival and tried to get her out of the picture. Turns out, it was all a misunderstanding—she kidnapped Orion's sister by mistake."

"This Marina is too much. How do you go around kidnapping people without even knowing the full story?"

"It's just a misunderstanding. As long as the Tempest family doesn't press charges, Marina should be fine."

"Claire's a scientist, though. It's not just up to the Tempest family to let it go."

And that was true. Even though Claire hadn't been physically harmed during the kidnapping, Marina, her assistant, and the hired criminals were each sentenced to ten years in prison-a remarkably heavy punishment.

None of this concerned Claire in the slightest.

only home from the institute for a

month, she'd have to return to

her time off, Claire spent nearly every day with her family

around Claire's shoulders, reluctant to let her go. "Come on, Claire! You're finally home-don't you think you should stay a little

still so much work waiting for me

then her eyes sparkled mischievously. "Work is important, sure. But..." She winked at Claire. "Shouldn't you take this

considered me? Seriously, we grew up

grin, "You could give me a shot too,

Claire could respond, Sean swept her into his arms, possessive and tender all

hadn't spent much time together, yet he felt this

he said, locking eyes

were engaged, no one else could try to take

Claire's cheeks flushed instantly.

in her past

no matter how hard her grandmother tried to bring them together. She'd always kept her distance,

things were different now. She

her She was no longer that broken, insecure girl from her past

was Claire-the cherished youngest daughter

was finally

"Sean, what if I told you I wanted to marry you in my