Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 338

Claire's eyes lit up the moment she heard it was Mandy's birthday. "Let me help you celebrate with her tomorrow," she suggested eagerly. "Oh-and today, Mandy should have a birthday treat. Why don't we pick her up from school this evening and take her out for a special dinner?"

May nodded in agreement. "That sounds lovely."

She picked up her phone. "I'll text Mandy right now."

***

At that very moment, Mandy was sprawled out on her dorm bed, bored out of her mind.

Ugh, seriously-

How had she managed to end up in bed with Liam? One minute he was just an attractive guy; the next, she'd completely lost her head. No matter how good- looking he was, there was no excuse for her to go wild like that!

Just the memory of last night-her, clinging to Liam and drunkenly making a scene-made her want to crawl under the covers and disappear.

Her phone chimed with a message.

Mandy glanced at the screen. It was from Claire.

[Hey Mandy, after your classes tonight, May and I will come pick you up.]

her up? Out of the blue?

place. No way-what if I run into Liam? That would be

we going?

to dinner-a birthday

Claire, didn't you just have

laugh, turning to May. "Look at this-Mandy's so busy with

too. "She's a lot like you-always so focused on her studies.

hardworking-ever since she'd gotten into Cresthaven Institute of Technology, she'd earned a

too gentle and naïve, or she might end up being taken advantage of, just like Claire

[Silly girl, tomorrow's your birthday did you

at her

She had actually forgotten.

with Claire sounded wonderful, so she replied without hesitation: [Great, see you

her mood, pushing all thoughts of last night-

she'd slept with a gay guy? It wasn't the

the only one acting crazy last night-Liam had been even

her back was

better deal. If anything, she figured she was being generous not to complain about his whole