Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 381

Mandy stormed in like a wild animal driven past the edge, her eyes bloodshot with fury as she barreled down the hallway and kicked open the bedroom door.

The sight that greeted her was pure horror: Hank Brown pinning Claire to the bed, the once-white sheets now stained crimson with Claire's blood.

Claire's beautiful face was barely recognizable, swollen and bruised from the beating. Her exposed skin was covered in angry, blistering burns, as if someone had poured scalding water over her. She looked utterly broken, her suffering almost unbearable to witness.

Something inside Mandy snapped.

"You bastard!" she screamed, her voice raw with rage. In one swift, unhesitating motion, she drove a knife deep into Hank Brown's lower back.

Hank's scream was guttural and desperate. He collapsed off Claire, writhing on the blood-soaked bed, his limbs twitching, agony etched across his face.

But Mandy had lost all sense of restraint. She stabbed him again. And again. Each blow was fueled by pure, unfiltered rage. Hank Brown stood no chance against her onslaught; his body was soon riddled with wounds, until he lay unmoving, eyes wide open in death.

Claire, finally regaining some awareness, stared in shock at Hank's lifeless body. For a moment, she was frozen, utterly numb.

"No, no... please..."

There would be no mercy

tear. But now, watching

was ruined... because

stopped, her chest heaving. She dropped the knife and pulled Claire into a tight embrace. "Don't be afraid, Claire. I'm here. I'm going to get you out of

bedroom, the chaos had died down. The sound of fighting

Liam, Victor, and Normand burst into the room. The moment they saw Claire's battered, barely-clothed form and Hank

out, his brow furrowed with worry. "They're criminals. We could've called the police. Let

Ha!" Mandy let out a wild, bitter

a few years behind bars, maybe less, and then walk

them locked up. I want them dead. I want them

words shook the room.

fell faster. She looked at Liam, her voice trembling. "Liam, what did you mean-Mandy killed again? Who else

Liam's heart twisted painfully.

led the abuse against you in prison-Mandy tracked her down after she got out. She's dead

her