Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom novel Chapter 491

Maybe it was because he realized Claire was about to be kidnapped and lose a kidney, but even Ethan’s gaze softened as he looked at her.

“Where are you headed? Let me give you a ride.”

Claire hid the sneer in her eyes. What a hypocrite.

“No need. I have legs and they work just fine. I’ll walk myself.”

Ethan frowned. He wasn’t sure why, but he especially hated hearing her use the word “cripple.”

“You know, you’re like a dog biting the hand that feeds it. Can’t recognize a good person when you see one.”

A good person? She was about to have her own brother sell her out for an organ, and he still called himself a good guy?

She’d already seen plenty of his shamelessness, so Claire didn’t bother arguing with someone whose logic was this warped.

She strode straight for the door. As she pulled it open, she saw May wheeling her bicycle toward the gate.

“May.” The name slipped out before she could stop herself.

May was just about to pedal away. She paused, looking at Claire in surprise. “Do I know you?”

It was odd—May had felt a sense of familiarity from the moment she first saw this young lady.

Claire froze for a moment before she remembered: at this point in time, May didn’t know her at all.

“Oh, Ms. Jones mentioned you to me earlier,” Claire covered smoothly.

May found it strange—why would Ms. Jones bring up a maid? But she didn’t question it further.

“Are you heading home? Where to? I can give you a lift,” May offered warmly.

Claire shook her head. “That’s alright, thank you.”

Adah watched the entire exchange from the window, her heart aching. Claire still cared about May so much—treated her more like a mother than she ever treated her own mom.

As the streetlights flickered on, the estate wasn’t dark at all. Claire walked steadily toward the gates.

Just then, a man approached from the opposite direction.

At first, from a distance, Claire didn’t pay him much attention. But as he drew closer, there was something familiar about him.

When they were just a few steps apart, Claire realized who it was—Victor Lewis.

Claire stopped in her tracks, staring at Victor in shock.

Victor also found her face strangely familiar, but for the life of him, he couldn’t recall where he’d seen her before.