All Chapters of No Petals Left to Give: Chapter 11 - Chapter 14

SaunCorp called another press conference to drag me through the mud.Why do rich people love turning their messes into public spectacles?Fiona stood on stage, crying her crocodile tears, playing the helpless victim.And then, bam!Clara kicked the doors wide open.Suddenly, all eyes were on her.Nobody knew where she got that megaphone, but it didn't matter."You bitch!" she screamed, her voice booming through the hall.Before security could stop her, she was on stage.She grabbed Fiona by the hair, slammed her head onto the table with a sickening crack, then yanked her back up and started slapping her—hard and fast. Left, right, repeat."Lying snake! Keep playing the victim! You won't stop until Maya's dead, huh? Fine—let's both go down!"The chaos finally ended when the bodyguards dragged Clara away.Fiona lay crumpled on the floor, like a rag doll someone had tossed aside. Spencer was already crouching over her, trying to shield her, but her face was so swollen she was

Spencer started pulling away, colder with every passing day. Fiona, though, stayed just as sugary sweet as always.Then one morning, the three of us got kidnapped on the way to school.The second Fiona saw a chance, she bailed—didn't even look back at Spencer or me.When Spencer spiked a fever, I did what I had to do. I endured the kidnappers' disgusting hands all over me.In that moment, it felt like I was right back in those awful nights of my childhood, when the butler's hands went where they had no right to be.Past and present blurred together in my mind, tearing me apart from the inside.When the Sauns and Wores finally showed up with help, I was kneeling next to Spencer, breaking off pieces of stale bread and feeding him carefully. Blood had dried on my thighs—I hadn't even had time to clean it.When Spencer woke, he reached for Fiona, holding her like she was his lifeline, swearing he'd love and cherish her forever.I didn't bother defending myself. He'd never really be