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

In the teaching building of the Medical Department at the University of Maple Grove.

"Where's Flora?" Eilies asked Cynthia, her voice tinged with worry.

Class was about to start in ten minutes, and Flora was nowhere to be seen.

Cynthia, pinching the bridge of her nose, showed Eilies the picture Flora had sent her.

Eilies glanced at it and let out a sigh. "Unbelievable."

Jules, a visiting professor at the University of Maple Grove's School of Medicine, rarely taught classes. Today was a special occasion with one of his rare public lectures, and almost every medical student had shown up.

Although the class wasn't set to begin until 8:30 am, by 8:10, the large classroom was already packed to the brim, even the aisles were crammed with students.

At exactly 8:30, Jules walked into the classroom.

Cynthia and Eilies held their breath, silently praying that Jules wouldn't take attendance, and if he did, that he wouldn't call out Flora's name.

Fortunately, Jules seemed uninterested in roll call and dove straight into his lecture. His teaching was clear, concise, and highly practical-nothing like the dry textbook material.

No one dared to lose focus, fearful of missing something important.

About thirty minutes into the lecture, a cool female voice came from the doorway, "Excuse me."

instinctively turned toward

There stood Flora.

room's atmosphere turned from curiosity to a mix of sympathy and

Jules's

was in

Eilies mentally lit

at Flora. Just when everyone expected him to explode in anger, he surprised them with a smile,

dare," Flora replied with

The crowd was stunned.

What was happening?

Dr. Jules wasn't angry. In fact, he seemed almost fond of

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a seat,"

with Flora, but the lecture

supposed to sit? Every spot was

handed his chair from the podium to

took it without hesitation and

again, the crowd was amazed. Being a top achiever certainly

thrown them out for being this late. They might have even failed

ended, the students were reluctant to leave. Time had flown by, and

out, Cynthia and Eilies