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.

swam behind a crimson haze;

on unsteady legs, consciousness fading—but sheer force of will kept her upright for a

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

flesh, and warm blood spurted, splattering her face and clothes, mixing with

Perfect.

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

That was true justice.

even in death, she had no

like a

now swirled crimson in her fading sight, bleeding

drifted away,

vek

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

local police, after intensive investigation

a high-profile serial murder

the clock, eventually identifying Mandy Shaw as

authorities

when faced

acted decisively. She was shot and

serial murder case

findings, Mandy Shaw committed 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