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.

mess, tears 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 kicked out of the lab

would she

clearly fed up with her crying, adjusted his 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 own was

you trying to ruin me? Are you all trying to

stuff and leave now, or else, you know the

"Dr. Ray!!!"

that moment, a destructive madness took hold of

-What's going on?

voice came from

anger hit its

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

suddenly burst out of the

Shawn

"Flora!"

the name, wishing

to see Alexa charging at her, grabbing a

but forgot Darcy was beside her. The