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

Abbott strolled into the classroom, clutching a

for the computer courses in the Medical Department but also for specialized courses in the Computer Science

Computer Science department were

Medical Department, where students mostly used lab computers, each student in the Computer Science department had their own high-performance laptop. Standing at the

left the

was the first time he'd ever returned

happen to you?" asked

students nodded in

happen," Mr. Abbott said sternly. "I've decided to hold you to stricter standards starting today! Even the freshmen in

to create, and out of the whole class of more than fifty students, not one did better

professionals. In the past, Mr. Abbott would have given high marks, but now, with Flora setting such a high standard, their

you want to motivate us, but what you're

did better than

their disbelief, Mr. Abbott didn't elaborate. He pulled up the source file Flora had worked

"See for yourselves."

opened the