Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 324

Normand chuckled, scratching his head as he explained, "Hey, remember when you promised you'd be my girlfriend for $10,000 a day? Well, here's $100,000— how about you be my girlfriend for ten days? What do you say?"

A faint, mischievous smile flickered at the corners of Mandy's lips, her eyes dancing with amusement. For the first time, she found Normand's awkwardness almost endearing.

She stepped right up to him, grabbed him by the collar, and yanked him down so their eyes met.

Normand's heart skipped a beat at her sudden move. His face flushed crimson, the blush spreading all the way to his ears.

"M-Mandy, what are you doing?" he stammered, his mind running wild with possibilities. Was she about to kiss him? Oh God-he wasn't ready for that! But then again, if Mandy wanted to... Well, bring it on.

He closed his eyes, puckered up, and waited, nervous and giddy with anticipation.

Mandy tried not to laugh at how utterly clueless he looked. "If you still need a girlfriend after these ten days,” she said, “as long as the money's right, I'm always available."

With that, she released his collar and pushed him away.

Normand's daydream crashed and burned, leaving him feeling hollow inside. He looked at Mandy with puppy-dog eyes, as if he'd just been wronged.

his girlfriend for ten

the others started arriving

onto his lips. He raised his eyebrows and

sneered and shoved

and landed

just touched something filthy, shoving Scarlet away. "Why are you giving her to

"We had a deal, remember? If I lost, Scarlet

Mandy, whistling in a

acknowledge him—not

features. "I'm talking to you. Are you

since she'd learned Claire was hard of hearing, Mandy had become sensitive to that word. The moment she heard

man paused, surprised, but then a sly,

this one's got some fire. How about you let me have her? You like Scarlet, right? Let's just

with rage. "Who the hell told you I like Scarlet? What, you think I

Scarlet back toward her previous companion. "She's your problem, not mine. My girlfriend is a thousand