Mr. Jurado had that "seen-it-all" look: "Alright, alright, you kids go have fun. Drinking's fine, but don't go overboard. Make sure to look after the ladies." With that, Mr. Jurado strode off.

Ivan picked out a nice restaurant with a cozy private room, not too far from the University of Maple Grove-just a half-hour cab ride away.

...

Inside the private room.

Ivan stood up, raising his glass to Flora: "To Flora, cheers!"

Maddox followed suit, standing up: "To Flora, cheers to you too! Without you, there's no way we'd have beaten those guys from Imperial Tech!"

Almost everyone raised a toast to Flora.

Ivan had chosen drinks with a low alcohol content, just enough to enjoy without causing any issues.

Brianna, holding her glass, looked conflicted.

After everyone had offered their toasts, she finally mustered the courage to approach Flora.

lifted her eyes to look

tentatively raised her glass to Flora,

for the issue with her uncle's family,

this, Flora's eyebrows arched slightly, the fluorescent light casting a beautiful yet

she had gathered a lot of

about to set down her glass

up, took the bottle from the table, filled her own glass to the brim, and then did the same for Brianna. "This

Flora tilted her head back

lips, and she followed suit, drinking it

"Whoa, that's badass!"

the others

grabbed her backpack from the chair, unzipped it, and then

a programming

it was somewhat worn; the edges of the pages were

was suddenly given a book. Tentatively, she

met her eyes were two words, elegant

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