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

force of will

drove the knife deep into

blood spurted, splattering her face

Perfect.

hurt Claire's daughter was dead. Their beloved son would grow up alone-an

That was true justice.

in death, she had no

a

brilliant blue, now swirled crimson in her fading sight, bleeding slowly into

away,

vek

darkness claimed her, Mandy thought she heard two voices woven

days, local police, after intensive investigation and

a high-profile

worked tirelessly around the clock, eventually identifying Mandy

evidence was secured, authorities devised a meticulous plan to

final operation, when faced with

She was shot

the serial

social harm. The successful resolution of this