Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom novel Chapter 35

Those ominous warnings echoed in her mind.

Claire's chest heaved with intensity, her bangs quivering slightly with her mounting anger. She fixed Ethan with a piercing stare, her eyes practically shooting daggers. "Was it you?"

Ethan straightened a little, his hands casually folded on his lap, his expression unruffled, exuding an air of aristocratic indifference. "What are you talking about? I honestly have no idea."

"Mandy got expelled from school. Did you have a hand in that?" Claire's voice was like ice, strained through clenched teeth. "Ethan, I'm warning you, leave May and Mandy alone, or else..."

He narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint flickering in their depths. Just a servant's daughter, yet Claire was reacting so fiercely. She cared so much for outsiders but was always cold and distant towards her own brother. How was that fair?

Feeling increasingly agitated, he ground his teeth and asked, "Or else what?"

Claire's voice was steely. "I'll take you down with me."

A pang shot through Ethan's chest. "I'm your elder brother, is this how you treat me?"

Claire remained silent, her cold, unyielding gaze speaking volumes.

They locked eyes, the tension between them thick in the air.

Suddenly, the shrill ring of a phone shattered the silence. Ethan glanced at the screen—May was calling.

He shot Claire a knowing smile, taking the call under her watchful eyes.

May's desperate voice filled the room, "Master Ethan, please, I’m begging you. I wouldn’t call if I had any other choice. Could you use the Linwood family’s connections to stop the school from expelling Mandy? She’s my only daughter, and I’ve worked so hard to raise her. She’s so close to graduating college, and if she’s expelled now, her future is ruined..."

As Ethan listened to May's pleas, his gaze never left Claire, scrutinizing her every reaction.