NovelGoldChapter 334 After downing an entire bottle of liquor, heat bloomed across Mandy's cheeks, her eyes turning glassy and unfocused.
She set the empty bottle on the table with little care, staring at Liam. Her voice cout rough and scratchy. "Is there any more?" "We're out," Liam replied, shaking his head.
Mandy didn't believe him. "You're lying." Liam fell silent.
Without another word, Mandy spun on her heel and headed for the kitchen. She rummaged through the wine cabuntil she found a bottle of clear spirits. Twisting off the cap, she lifted it to her lips.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"What are you doing?" Liam hurried over, stepping in front of her to block her path.
Mandy glared at him, frustration etched across her face. "I need a drink, Liam. Just let me." He caught a flicker of pain in her eyes and softened his tone. "Drinking like this will only hurt you." "Hurt me? I'm already hurting, so what does it matter?" Her voice trembled on the edge of tears, her eyes turning red.
"Do you know who I just hit?" Mandy's words tumbled out, ragged and raw. "It was the woman who ruined Claire's life in prison-she beat her so badly, Claire lost her hearing and her leg was shattered. Claire's life is over. Why does someone like that get to walk free? Why does she get a second chance?" Mandy's anger intensified, her emotions spiraling out of control.
"She even demanded a million dollars from Brian's parents-said she wanted to enjoy her 'new life.' Can you believe that? Isn't it just sickening? Tell me, Liam, isn't it absurd?" "I swear, anyone who hurts my Claire-I'll make them suffer just as she did. Deaf, crippled I'll make them taste it all." She looked at him, wild-eyed, almost feverish. "You know what? I didn't stop there. I made her blind, mute, broke her arms and legs. Even if she survives, she'll never see, never speak, never hear a total wreck, just like she made Claire. Ha, ha, ha-" Her laugh grew louder, more unhinged, until tears spilled down her cheeks.
She raised the bottle and took a long, burning swallow. The alcohol flushed her face a deeper red and clouded her mind further; her body swayed, barely able to hold itself upright.
Liam caught her before she could fall, steadying her with both arms.
Mandy slumped against his chest, mumbling through her sobs.
"But no matter how much I try to get back at them, Claire can never be who she was before." "Why is the world so unfair, Liam? Claire is the kindest person I know-why did she have to endure so much pain?" "You have no idea what she went through living with the Linwood family for those three years. She was still in high school, drowning in coursework, but she had to play nice with those monsters, work part-tto pay for Vincent's tuition, and even tutor me—yet she still managed to be top of the class, winning scholarships every year." Liam had already investigated Claire's past; he knew how much she'd suffered. But hearing Mandy sob out the story made his heart ache in a whole new way.
"Don't cry," he said softly. "It'll get better, I promise."
Mandy shook her head, tears streaming down her face. "No, it her face. "Noim won't. Claire's/disabled now. She'll never be the same."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"That's why I'm going to make everyone who hurt her pay-ten times, a hundred times over. Claire's too gentle; there are things she can't bring herself to do, so I'll do them for her. If the law won't punish them, I will. I'll make sure they suffer for the rest of their lives." Liam frowned. Mandy was crossing a line that could land her in prison if she wasn't careful.
"Mandy, you've had enough. Don't drink anymore." He tried to take the bottle from her.
"Give it back!" Mandy snapped, pulling away. "You don't get to tellwhat to do." Liam kept his patience.
"Con, let's get you to bed. You need to sleep this off." But Mandy was too far gone, lost in her drunken haze. She grabbed his shirt, breath hot with liquor as she glared up at him. "Who do you think you are, anyway? I don't even know your full name-why should you care what I do?" Liam met her gaze, his expression serious. He enunciated each word: "My nis Liam Monteith. Remember that." "Monkey...?" The word slurred on Mandy's lips, confusion flickering across her face.
"Why are you called monkey? That sounds weird. I don't like it."
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