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

Connor finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Flora found his reaction amusing and wanted to keep teasing him, but then she noticed Amanda and the others standing at the door. She got up from the couch, stood straight, and greeted politely, "Aunt Amanda."

Amanda snapped back to reality and murmured a "Hmm," her expression still somewhat mixed. It was her first time seeing Connor and Flora together, and it genuinely surprised her. Her son had always been the quiet, introverted type who kept everything bottled up. She had never seen him truly engaged in anything, like he was just going through the motions of life.

But now, he seemed to be bursting with life. For the first time, he felt like a person with warmth. Seeing such a drastic change in him made her, as a mother, overjoyed and delighted.

"Come in and have a seat. Dinner will be ready soon," Connor said casually after a glance at them, then went back to the kitchen.

"Bro, let me help you!" Kruz, ever the energetic one, quickly followed him.

"No need, stay here."

that was his specialty. Kruz, oblivious to Connor's actual thoughts and thinking his brother was just being considerate by not letting him into the

wasn't particularly chatty either. Ethan was the type to be lively only around people he

jokes and

with the dishes and cutlery. Flora went

by her

in thought.

said, taking the drinks away from Flora as soon as she placed them on the table. "You can't have

time of the month,

to drink it," Flora pouted, looking a bit sullen but with a playful

it up for

"That works," Flora smiled.

cool in