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.

a crimson haze; the world around her

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

drove the knife deep into the

and warm blood spurted, splattering her face and

Perfect.

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

That was true justice.

even in death, she

body crumpled backwards, like a puppet with its

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

away, distant

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

recent days, local police, after intensive

high-profile serial murder

clock, eventually identifying Mandy

Once ample evidence was secured, authorities devised a meticulous plan to apprehend

operation, when faced with Mandy Shaw's

acted decisively. She was shot and killed at the

death, the serial murder case was officially

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