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 for that-she'd be facing the death

once shed a tear. But now, watching Mandy lose herself in violence for her sake, tears

whole future was ruined... because of

dropped the knife and pulled Claire into a tight embrace. "Don't be afraid, Claire. I'm

down. The sound of fighting faded,

moment they saw Claire's battered, barely-clothed form and Hank

his brow furrowed with worry. "They're criminals. We could've called

out a wild, bitter laugh.

They'd spend a few years behind bars, maybe less, and then walk free.

steel. "I don't just want them locked up. I want them dead. I want them to pay with their lives for what they did

shook the room. Everyone stared at her,

fell faster. She looked at Liam, her voice trembling. "Liam,

Liam's heart twisted painfully.

down after she got out. She's dead now. Mandy's done so many illegal things

up!" Mandy shouted, her