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

When Flora walked in earlier, everyone felt she looked familiar, but no one dared to approach her, even if they did recognize her. They were too shy to strike up a conversation. Still, their eyes never left Flora.

When Shawn mentioned that the girl was indeed Flora, at first, it was the socially awkward one who made the first move toward her. Once he broke the ice, the others, who had been itching to join in, swarmed over.

"Wow, Flora, you're gorgeous! You're like the poster child of the medical community, especially with that shiny, black hair-no sign of baldness at all!"

Flora: "......

"Exactly! Who can say that med students are all balding men and frumpy women after seeing you? You're our beauty queen!"

"Flora, I watched your panel discussion with the medical association! You were absolutely phenomenal! But sis, I have to know something. During that event, the association members looked at you like they'd seen a ghost and practically forfeited the match without even competing. What was that all about?"

Flora was baffled.

Who were these people?

Did she know them?

"Sis, I heard that you previously-"

"Enough!"

shouted to

overwhelming sense of irritation

there no

as she spoke, the once chatty crowd

Dead silent.

Flora, do you know who these people are?" Shawn's cousin nudged her with his elbow, urging her to say

a single stomp, and yet Flora was treating them like they were

How embarrassing for them!

still young with a long career ahead. Offending this group could spell

fully aware

had seen this coming the moment the groupe began their incessant chatten knowing it

here is just

no choice but to smooth things

fault for being too forward. We should be the ones

don't mind us. We're just so excited to see you, we couldn't control

much that anyone would get annoyed. My daughter always says I'm super

talking, the conversation flowed again. Here were these highly respected medical experts, treading