Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 319

Normand was so embarrassed, he could have curled his toes straight through the floorboards.

Forcing a fake grin, he tried to explain, "It's just a little thing couples do. You older folks wouldn't get how us young people keep the romance alive."

But Kendrick and Victor weren't buying it for a second.

The impatience in that girl's voice over the phone just now had been obvious as daylight.

"What? You don't believe me?" Normand challenged, his pride stung.

Victor shot him a mischievous smirk. "If you really can get her to come over for dinner, then maybe we'll believe you. Right, Dad?”

Kendrick nodded vigorously. "Your brother's got a point."

At this stage in life, Kendrick was preoccupied with two things: who would inherit the family business, and when his sons would finally settle down.

A few years back, he hadn't worried about marriage for his eldest at all. Normand had good looks and a solid background-surely half the young women in town were eager to chase after him.

Who could've guessed that in a blink, his eldest was pushing thirty and didn't even have a girlfriend in sight?

kind you'd seriously bring home. Instead, he spent his days running wild with a crowd of party-hopping misfits, living it up while

recently, the younger one had come home with a black eye and a gash on

hanging out with those good-for-nothings. Last time it was a head wound; next

ever, Kendrick was desperate for Normand to find someone

do?" Kendrick

face flushed. "She's a student

to be top of their class nationwide. If his son

it, we're all free tonight. Why not invite her

to have Mandy over-if only she'd actually agree

Meanwhile, across campus-

hall, phone pressed to her ear for

She hung up, tucked her phone away, and strode briskly toward the

place was packed. Mandy waited in the queue for ages before finally snagging a

a quiet corner,

before she

"Look, over there..."

shame. Heard she was some guy's