Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 391

In an instant, crimson blood gushed forth, splattering across the floor.

Garnett Brown's entire body convulsed violently. His eyes bulged wide with terror, the kind of gut-churning fear that seemed to swallow up the last trace of sanity in

his gaze.

“No—please, I'm begging you, let me go! I'll do anything you ask, just—just spare my life!" Garnett sobbed and pleaded, his voice raw with desperation.

Mandy stood to the side, her expression as cold and bottomless as a midnight lake.

She could still see Claire in her mind's eye-lying pale and lifeless on the sterile operating table.

"If I let you go, then who will bring Claire back to me?"

"My Claire was born into privilege. She should have grown up surrounded by love, never wanting for anything. But because of you because of the two of you-her life was ruined, stolen from her before it even began."

Mandy's voice dropped lower with every word, her hand never pausing as she drove the blade down again.

Garnett's screams echoed off the walls, each one more agonized than the last.

"Claire was the best person I ever knew, and she's gone-gone because of you. Why should you get to live when she's not even here anymore?"

"You deserve to die. Both of you. You belong in hell—!”

The room was thick with the metallic tang of blood.

For three long hours, Mandy dissected Garnett Brown alive, methodically, never letting him slip into unconsciousness.

as his body was torn apart-forced to witness his

so overwhelming she couldn't move, her eyes glazed over, her body rigid-like a marionette with its strings

Mandy finally looked down at what was left

turned to

words struck Sophia like a bolt of lightning, snapping her out of her

tears streaming

Please, just let

unmoved by the sobs

to die, huh?" Mandy's voice was

a dog if

her flinch

scared. I'll send

beloved soon

you in hell-I'm sure he misses you dearly." Mandy raised

in terror as

didn't want

kill me!" Sophia suddenly screamed,

hand froze, the knife stopping just four inches from Sophia's eye. Sophia

on Mandy's lips. "Can't kill you? And who are you to tell me what I can or can't do? Listen carefully-I'll kill every last person

ever hurt Claire."

the blade

"If you let me live,

you dead. I'd gladly trade my own life if it

now, determined to leave Sophia