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

Flora couldn't help but chuckle as the conversation veered into absurdity. After shutting down the chat group, she sank into deep thought. She'd made it clear before she wasn't going to let Joy get away with it. But Mr. Tanner and the others had a valid point: with the Medical League Championship just around the corner, a scandal could be seized upon by those with ulterior motives. She didn't care much about the folks at the National Health Department, but... Flora pondered for a moment, then powered on her laptop. Her fingers danced quickly over the keys.

...

National Health Department.

In the office, Joy stood nervously, eyes darting between Mr. Tanner and the senior executives. Her heart was racing, but she knew she had to stay calm. If she didn't save herself, no one else would. For some reason, Ms. Abbey's phone was unreachable. She was on her own now.

"Mentor, don't you all believe me?" Joy asked, her voice trembling as she clutched her hands tightly, looking distressed. "I really didn't mean to frame Flora. What can a single purchase screenshot prove?"

jealous of Flora, but I know my limits!" Her voice broke as if she were deeply wronged. "I've been

a bit. As Joy had said, she was a bit cunning and had some bad intentions, but she didn't seem brazen enough to pull such a stunt in this context. That's why they'd kept her around. After all, who doesn't have their quirks? As long

League Championship coming up, Ms. Abbey's arrival in Austenberg has caught the eye of many nations. Flora's rise in the medical community made her famous overnight, and

horse, would

for foreign competitors to play dirty. Maybe that's why Abbey showed up to defend her, fearing they couldn't

the senior executives thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. Just then, their

to the sudden shift, felt elated seeing

my ass!" Mr. Tanner barked, his patience snapping. He