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

Chapter 1173

Flora surveyed the room with a poker face. Everything around her was minimalist, sticking to a black-and-white theme. Through the window, the vast blue sea stretched out as far as the eye could see. "Hey, are you hungry, sis?" the young boy asked her gently. "How about I get some food sent up for you?"

Flora cut straight to the point, her eyes icy. "What about my parents' death?"

The boy winced at the coldness in her gaze, his expression darkening.

"If I told you, you'd just find a way to leave..." He paused, then added, "I'll tell you, but not now."

"Are you playing me for a fool?"

Flora's eyes turned even frostier. In a swift move, she stepped forward and grabbed the boy by the neck! "Young Master!"

Axon, the boy's bodyguard who was stationed outside, suddenly looked alarmed and pulled out his gun! "Don't shoot, get out!" the boy ordered.

Axon eyed Flora with caution, retreating a few steps while still aiming the gun, wary of what Flora might do.

"Sis, I want you to stay here with me," the boy said, his face turning a shade of purple from the strain, yet he managed a smile, his gaze fixed on Flora. "Stay with me, and I'll tell you about your parents."

became more labored, but he continued to look at Flora with a mix of determination

still-bleeding arm. Her anger

the boy wouldn't spill the beans, but being here meant she would uncover the truth herself. If her parents' deaths were linked to anyone here... She'd stop

mean she cared about him, even a little? He let himself believe that for now.

mission hadn't

had let Selene and her group go because of Flora, and the old master would definitely hold him accountable. But the boy didn't seem to mind. To

soon. Just relax here in your room

lay on the bed, her demeanor icy, not giving

he left, telling the guard at the door, "Keep an

"Got it."

the boy left, Flora got up and glanced at the incense on the bedside

"Hah."

was a master when

intended to sap her strength, making her temporarily lose

knew that even with Axon and others combined, they couldn't take Flora in a fight, so he resorted to this trek, afraid she'd get into trouble if she left. The area was

he underestimated her expertise in