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

Chapter 1098

That evening, just as Flora and Connor were winding down for the night, Rafael called. "Flora, did you let Kaylee go?" he asked.

Flora arched an eyebrow, her hand resting comfortably on Connor's waist. "Why?"

"She's been a fan for years, finally got the chance to design something for me, and you let her go? She's probably crying her eyes out somewhere," Rafael's voice had an awkward edge to it. Flora smirked, intrigued. "Since when do you care about people crying?"

"It's not really that. She's close to you, so I thought I'd look out for her. Felt kind of bad, you know?"

"Oh, really now?" Flora's voice took on a teasing lilt as her fingers traced circles on Connor's side.

Connor tensed slightly; the tickling was getting to him.

"So, we're agreed? Have her come back tomorrow," Rafael pushed on.

"That's not happening."

"Huh?"

it wrong." Flora replied lazily. "She came to

a pause on Rafael's end before he spoke, sounding a bit taken aback. "Flora, you're saying she

confirmed, her hand sneaking under Connor's shirt, feeling the warmth

even more, his eyes deepening as he

some nerve," Rafael muttered,

swiftly took the phone from her, ending the call as he

"Mmm..."

tossed his phone onto the couch in frustration. He had assumed Kaylee was

flustered. It was always him

never liked Kaylee,

too timid. So isn't her leaving a good thing?"

agent, had overheard and

resist commenting.

en

was an easy target when he was ima bad mood. Like today, when she got

Devin teased, watching Rafael's expression change.

shot him a look, and Devin wisely dropped

opposites. Even though he didn't want her to go-since