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.

I did wrong, I can fix it. Just please, don't kick me

future would she

glasses and said, "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

have to be this harsh?" Alexa's voice rose to a hysterical pitch, "What did I do wrong? Are you trying to ruin me? Are you all trying

patience. "Pack your stuff and leave now, or else,

"Dr. Ray!!!"

At that moment, a destructive

-What's going on?

then, Flora's voice came from outside the

hit its boiling

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

out of

and laughing with Shawn and Darcy, a slight smile on her

"Flora!"

out the name, wishing she could tear Flora's face

time to see Alexa charging at her, grabbing a folder from

forgot Darcy was beside her. The