Flora’s Guide to a Second Chance at Love and Life

Chapter 55

Jennifer and Carina were having lunch together, still griping about Flore

“Can you believe her?” Jennifer said, shaking her head in disbelief. “Buying knockoffs and acting so righteous about it. If I were her, td be too ashamed to show my face.”

Carina listened, a smile unwittingly playing at the comers of her lips. She could only imagine how embarrassed Flora must have been.

Deep down, Carina didn’t really believe that Flom would be foolish enough to buy some pirated albums. But Jennifer spoke with such conviction. It was hard not to be swayed

“You should have seen it. Flora was utterly humiliated,” Jennifer was

is still animatedly speaking when suddenly, from the corner of her eye, she spotted someone. “Isn’t that Aaron over there?”

At her words, Carina also looked over

In just over a month, Aaron seemed like a completely different person. Gone was his usual splitted demeanor, replaced by a look of dejection.

His clothes were pilling, and the edges of his shoes were frayed. He walked with a hunched back, head down, an air of gloom surrounding him. He was carrying several takeout containers, probably picking up food for someone else.

The old Aaron only ever had others fetching food for him. Him doing this errand was unheard of

Without Flora’s protection, he had reverted back to the impoverished student from a small town, subject to others ridicule.

I almost didn’t recognize him. His grades plummeted in the last mock exam. Jennifer whispered gossip. “And I heard he’s even taken out

see” Carina listened

her too, as

the teacher asked me to see him. You enjoy your meal. Carina stood up and quickly

his tracks, his hand holding the takeout

and the campus was crowded. A group of

“Be careful.”

man’s magnetic voice sounded in her ear. After

Her gaze

from the man’s expensive–looking

eyes were

nodded in thanks, withdrawing her arm

smiled, “You’re welcome. You’re Carina,

“You know me?”

the New Year’s Eve party. I was there,” the man explained, his ponytail slightly

of

was wealthy and influential. If he could be invited by the

day.” She said modestly,

“You’re too modest. Let me introduce myself. I’m Wade,

out a business card

glancing at it from the corner of her eye. Her

the Brimer

Brimer