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.

vision swam behind a crimson haze; the

legs, consciousness fading—but sheer force of will kept her

her strength, she drove the knife deep into the man's

flesh, and warm blood spurted,

Perfect.

dead. Their beloved

That was true justice.

in death, she had no

backwards, like a puppet with its strings

sky above, once a brilliant blue, now swirled

drifted away, distant

vek

Just before the darkness claimed her, Mandy thought she heard two voices woven together-one calling her name, the other

recent days, local police, after intensive investigation and

a high-profile serial

around the clock, eventually identifying

secured, authorities

final operation, when faced with Mandy Shaw's violent

acted decisively. She was shot and killed at

the serial murder case

to personal vendettas, causing serious social harm.