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

Flora strolled into the lab right on time.

The place was eerily quiet today. Darcy, Shawn, and the others were all at their desks, but no one had started working yet.

"What's up?" Flora raised an eyebrow, curiosity piqued.

Darcy grabbed her and nodded towards Dr. Ray's office.

From inside, they could hear Dr. Ray's muffled yelling mixed with the sound of a woman crying.

Darcy whispered, "Dr. Ray's giving Alexa a hard time, settling old scores."

"Oh."

Flora shrugged it off and headed to her seat.

She couldn't care less about Alexa.

Seeing Flora so indifferent, Darcy and the others felt maybe they were overreacting. Wasn't it totally normal for Dr. Ray to be grilling Alexa?

Soon, they all got back to work; if Dr. Ray came out and saw them slacking off, they'd get an earful too.

Inside Dr. Ray's office.

streaming down her face as she begged, "Dr. Ray, whatever I did wrong, I can fix it. Just please, don't kick me out, okay?" Getting

future would she have

"Alexa, I've told you clearly. You can't stay in this lab. The best thing for you is to submit a voluntary resignation." Leaving on her own was way

to a hysterical pitch, "What did I do wrong? Are you trying to ruin me? Are you all trying to

stuff and leave now, or else,

"Dr. Ray!!!"

screamed, her eyes bloodshot with rage. At that moment,

-What's going on?

Flora's voice came from

anger hit its boiling

being kicked out like a stray dog, yet Flora had the nerve to

suddenly burst out of

laughing with Shawn and Darcy, a

"Flora!"

the name, wishing she could tear Flora's face

furious shout echoed, Flora turned just in time to see Alexa charging at

beside her. The sharp edge