Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 398

Mandy gave a bitter smile. "Some things, once you do them, there's no going back."

She drew a shaky breath, her wind-tossed hair framing a face set with unwavering resolve. In her eyes, there was a finality—a fearless determination that seemed to put her own life far beneath the weight of what she was about to do.

Suddenly, Mandy raised the knife in her hand. The blade caught the sunlight, gleaming cold and sharp.

For a split second, time seemed to freeze. Not a soul breathed.

Mandy moved to slash the man's throat, but at that very moment, a police officer fired his gun.

The gunshot cut through the air with a deafening crack.

In an instant, a bullet pierced Mandy's forehead.

Blood erupted from her brow, streaking her already pale face in a vivid, chilling red.

"No-!" Liam's cry ripped through the silence, raw and broken.

He stood frozen, eyes wide in disbelief, staring at Mandy's crumpling form.

It was as if the world itself had stopped, a deathly hush blanketing everything.

Mandy felt a searing heat explode in her skull.

crimson haze; the world around her warped

legs, consciousness fading—but sheer force of will kept

the last of her strength, she drove the knife deep into the

into flesh, and warm blood spurted, splattering her face

Perfect.

man who hurt Claire's daughter was dead. Their beloved son

That was true justice.

death, she

a puppet with

above, once a brilliant blue, now swirled crimson in her fading

drifted away,

vek

thought she heard two voices woven together-one calling her

police, after

a high-profile serial murder

clock, eventually

ample evidence was secured, authorities devised a meticulous plan

operation, when faced with Mandy Shaw's violent

She was shot and killed at

Mandy Shaw's death, the serial murder case was

a series of brutal, retaliatory killings against innocent victims due to personal vendettas, causing serious social harm. The successful resolution of this case demonstrates our city's unwavering