Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 226

As he pondered, Sean decided there was no rush. He put down his phone and continued to sit in his rocking chair, watching the storm rage outside, the lightning and thunder painting a dramatic scene across the sky.

Meanwhile, along Riverside Road, a sleek black Maybach sliced through the curtain of rain, finally coming to a stop in front of Cresthaven Institute of Technology's main gate. Inside the car, the scent of sandalwood mingled with the jasmine fragrance from the young girl in the passenger seat. Liam glanced sideways at her, noting how she nervously twisted her fingers.

Tears clung to her eyelashes like crystal droplets, and her white T-shirt, stained with wine, clung to her slender shoulders, revealing the delicate outline of her shoulder blades. She turned to him and whispered, "Thank you for bringing me back."

Her voice was soft, sincere. Liam raised an inquisitive eyebrow and teased, "So, you really are a student, huh?"

The girl pressed her lips together, her fingers curling slightly, clearly uneasy. Seeing her silence, Liam raised his eyebrows again, "Since you're a student, maybe you should avoid places like bars. If I hadn't been there tonight, you might have been in trouble."

She lowered her head, murmuring a quiet "mm-hmm." It wasn't what she wanted, but working at the bar paid well. Her mother had been dismissed by the Wilson family, and she just wanted to help ease her mother's burden.

Mandy Shaw nodded, saying softly, "I... I'll be going now." She reached for the car door.

stopped her. Mandy paused, looking at him in confusion. In the next second, Liam picked up

sheen gleamed, looking particularly exquisite. Mandy blinked, then smiled gratefully as she

to step out, a thought struck

need to

on the handle. "This umbrella is too valuable.

family, she recognized luxury car brands, and knew the umbrella was

tomorrow morning,

his intrigued expression, replied earnestly, "All right, I'll wait for you at the

the car door and stepped out, turning back to say, "Sir,

umbrella and walked into the campus. Liam watched her silhouette disappear into

his lips. Her simplicity and determination added a touch of

his phone with one hand while steering with the other. Seeing Sean's three missed calls, he grimaced slightly, sighing to himself, "It must have been too loud

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