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

"Did you even hear me talking?" Rafael had been rambling on for a while, but Flora didn't respond, her eyes seemingly drifting elsewhere, barely glancing at the screen. Flora was busy chatting with Connor on her computer. Hearing Rafael, she shot him a quick look. "Done talking? Then I'm hanging up."

Rafael, catching the occasional clatter of keyboard strokes from her side, asked, "What are you doing? Chatting with Connor?"

Flora nodded lazily.

Rafael's face scrunched up in accusation. "I'm talking to you, and you're not even paying attention, just chatting with him! Who's more important, him or me?"

The makeup artist nearly yanked out a chunk of Rafael's hair in surprise.

Was this the same wild and aloof Rafael they knew?

It was the first time seeing him act so childishly... like he was competing for attention.

"Hanging up."

Facing Rafael's sulky and accusing gaze, Flora calmly and indifferently ended the video call.

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the Computer Science

Abbott strolled into the classroom, clutching

responsible not only for the computer courses in the Medical Department but also for specialized courses in the Computer

Computer Science department were male,

department had their own high-performance laptop. Standing at the podium, Mr. Abbott

declaration left the

it was the first time he'd ever returned all

did something happen to you?" asked Ivan, the

in

something did happen," Mr. Abbott said sternly. "I've decided to hold you to stricter standards starting

was the same web page he had asked Flora to create, and out of the whole class of more than fifty students, not

Mr. Abbott would have given high marks, but now, with Flora setting such

to motivate us, but what you're saying sounds

Department did better than them?

pulled up the source file Flora had worked

"See for yourselves."

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