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."

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

of a talker around unfamiliar people, and Amanda wasn't particularly chatty either. Ethan was the type to be lively only around people he knew well, so the three of them were

was there, constantly cracking jokes and lightening

dishes and cutlery. Flora went to the fridge to get some drinks. Amanda sat at

by her son, somewhat

in thought.

from Flora as soon as

her time of the month, and all cold

looking a bit

up for

"That works," Flora smiled.

be so assertive and cool in front of others yet act so demurely in