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

The young man was completely thrown off. Normally, even if he had a hundred lifetimes' worth of courage, he wouldn't dare say something like that.

Getting a perfect score at the University of Maple Grove? That was just ridiculous.

He couldn't keep his cool after watching the video Aisha had shown him. He was convinced that President Grant was playing favorites.

Everyone around exchanged confused glances, trying to make sense of what the young man had said.

Was there some kind of connection between Flora and President Grant?

Jules's eyes showed a brief flicker of surprise, but then he smiled and admitted straightforwardly, "Yes, I've known Flora for a long time. She is, indeed... the person I admire most." The room went silent for a beat, then erupted like a kettle on the boil.

Mr. Jurado chuckled, "No wonder President Grant made that unexpected trip to the lounge earlier."

It was all for her.

Brianna stared at Flora, her mind replaying their previous conversations.

Flora had said she knew Jules, but Brianna hadn't believed her, thinking she was just boasting. And now, at lunch in the lounge, it turned out Jules had come to see Flora...

her. They must

judges had a

No wonder...

so specially, even going as far as to open the

known each other for a long

"Even though Flora and I are close friends, she genuinely deserves the title of 'perfect scorer.' It seems many of you are still skeptical, so to prove that the university competition is completely transparent

his phone and made a call,

he maintained an air of openness and integrity, winning over the crowd. After all, the president of the National Computer Society wouldn't risk his reputation by playing favorites in such a

came up with a USB drive and

the gymnasium lit up with the

was surveillance footage from backstage, showing

showed the judges being impartial, demanding that Flora provide the basis for her formula, or they would give her

Flora said in the

Jules had someone open the

being entered into the database, and after repeated checks, verifications, and calculations, it yielded the exact correct answer she had written on her paper.

the results

most authoritative and accurate