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

With Sienna in the mix, Kaylee's chances of snagging a win seemed slim to none.

"Contestant number fifteen, you're up next! Are you ready?" The stage manager's voice echoed.

Sienna smiled as she walked over, "I'm ready."

"Get up there, then."

"Sure thing." With a nod, Sienna slipped into her dressing room and carefully wheeled out a mannequin draped in red velvet.

"Sienna's turn? Let's go see!"

Sienna was a top contender, neck and neck with Kaylee. Everyone buzzed about how the win would likely go to one of them. In the audience, Flora absentmindedly played with Connor's fingers, clearly uninterested in the competition.

"Hello, everyone. I'm contestant number fifteen, Sienna, from Imperial Tech University. Now, let me present my work..."

Sienna's voice rang clear and confident on stage, while Flora continued to toy with Connor's fingers, not even glancing up.

awe spread through the room, and whispers about the brilliance of

her to the evening gown on the mannequin. Her eyes widened, then narrowed, a cold light creeping into them as realization

shift, Connor frowned and glanced at the

"Sienna's dress is incredible!"

weird? This design is so different from

at the judges-they seem thrilled. She's probably going

around the door, gasping in admiration at Sienna's work, completely

How could this happen...

an exact

the judges' table, Louie eyed Sienna's dress,

on

Club 257 had

coldly, "Miss Sienna, are you sure

moment, a flicker of panic and guilt in her eyes, but she

her but said no more. The other judges seemed

design concept was inspired by my idol Rafael's