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

After saying his piece, Connor didn't even glance at Libby before striding away. Libby's expression soured slightly. She thought, so what if she's his fiancée? All men are like cats that steal cream.

She was very confident in her looks; if he was willing to pay for her, it meant she had caught his eye. His fiancée back home couldn't be that great, besides, she was a top scholar from the University of Maple Grove!

Libby wanted to call after Connor, but the cold aura he exuded made her hesitate. By the time she mustered the courage, Connor was already far away.

Meanwhile, Connor went to find Flora, buying just a bottle of water. After Flora finished drinking, he took the bottle and drank from the spot she had just sipped.

Flora tilted her head, smiling at him. After he finished drinking, she tiptoed up and planted a kiss on his lips. The kiss deepened, her nimble tongue even prying open Connor's mouth.

The bustling night market was full of couples, so their affectionate display hardly drew attention, aside from some knowing smiles from passersby. Connor's ears turned a shade of red. Being a gentleman, public displays of affection, especially in the noisy night market, were somewhat out of his comfort zone.

He wrapped his arms around Flora's waist, his voice husky, "Will you come back to Shallow Bay with me tonight?"

"Sure." Flora blinked.

Monday.

there were still some data that needed finalizing. Shawn was too occupied with the paper to

her to find something to do on her own. At eleven in the morning, Shawn finally finished the paper and heaved a sigh of

muttered, feeling like he was going bald from the stress. But despite the pressure, he had been sleeping well and felt more

comment and instinctively

on robots replacing traditional manual surgery?" Flora was

excitedly, "Flora, come here, take a look,

this year and might not understand much of it. But Flora had

not to say anything more. It was good

take care

backed up a copy and wasn't worried about Flora accidentally deleting or damaging his