Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom novel Chapter 14

Ethan sat in the car in the Linwood family's garage, reviewing the footage from the dashboard camera.

During the fifteen-minute drive home from the prison, Claire had kept her hands on her lap, her body pressed against the window, maintaining that position the entire way. She hadn't even glanced at the dress, let alone tried to adjust it.

He recalled how they had falsely accused her, how she had confronted them with a cold, unyielding expression.

A heavy sense of guilt and remorse weighed on Ethan’s chest, almost overwhelming him. His gaze was vacant as he stared ahead, Claire's indifferent and resolute eyes replaying in his mind.

He remembered her as someone who loved to smile. Whenever he came home, she would greet him with a bright smile, calling him "brother" warmly, bringing him tea, bustling around, and saying, "You've worked hard, brother."

But now, she seemed like a completely different person.

Ethan felt a headache coming on and closed his eyes, leaning back wearily against the leather seat.

He didn’t know how much time had passed when Claire’s gentle voice suddenly reached him from afar, "May, you don’t have to see me off. You should head back."

"Miss Claire, please be careful. Call me if you run into any trouble."

Ethan snapped his eyes open and saw Claire and May standing at the front of the villa.

After exchanging a few more words, Claire turned to leave.

Seeing this, Ethan hurriedly got out of the car and shouted, “Claire, where are you going?”

His voice thundered through the quiet courtyard like a clap of thunder, causing May to jump. "Master Ethan, what are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be..."

A sharp look from Ethan silenced May immediately. He then turned to Claire, commanding coldly, “Claire, stop right there.”

However, Claire continued to limp forward, as if she hadn’t heard him. Her disregard struck a chord in Ethan's heart.

A thought flashed through his mind: Claire was going to leave the Linwood family.