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.

the

a month, she'd have to return to her

spent nearly every

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

"There's still so much work waiting

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

"Claire, have you ever considered me? Seriously, we grew up together!

added with a grin, "You could give me a shot too,

respond, Sean swept her into

much time together, yet

said, locking eyes with her. "Let's get

they were engaged, no one else could try to take her

Claire's cheeks flushed instantly.

loved Sean in her

then, she was deaf and struggled to walk. She'd never felt good enough for him, no matter how hard

She

around her foved her She was no longer that broken, insecure

Claire-the cherished youngest daughter

was finally worthy of

his eyes, Claire smiled. "Sean, what if I told you I wanted to marry you in