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

Chapter 1264

Flora slipped quietly into the Enforcement Division's training grounds, her intuition telling her there was something fishy about Hawthorn. Maybe she was overthinking, but it never hurt to be a bit cautious.

Rory stood respectfully beside her. "Ma'am, I looked into it. Jacob and Carly got stuck with cleaning the restrooms, just over there." He gestured in the direction and started to lead Flora.

"Cleaning restrooms?" Flora's eyebrows knitted together. "What did they do to deserve that?"

"Seems like they messed up somehow, but I don't really have the details," Rory admitted, scratching his head awkwardly. Managing hundreds of people meant he couldn't keep track of everything, and when it came to Jacob and Carly, their instructor Hawthorn would know best. Little did Rory suspect that Hawthorn might have it in for them.

Without a word, Flora headed off in the direction Rory had indicated. Sensing trouble, Rory quickly tagged along.

As they neared the public restroom, they stumbled upon a sight that drained the color from Rory's face.

were grudgingly scrubbing the floor, a task they'd never imagined

his rag into the bucket. "Hawthorn's

made sense now! Being chummy with Teddy but rough on them-it

"That jerk Teddy's been acting like he owns the place, just because he's got connections in the

slumped in defeat. Having someone to back you up really was a big deal. Without any allies, they were just

even let us go," Carly fumed. "Probably afraid we'd tell our

salty-" came an obnoxious voice from behind

was kicked over, spilling dirty water everywhere. Teddy stood there, hands stuffed in his pockets, grinning smugly. "You out

two, hitting rock bottom and still shouting at me?" Teddy chuckled. "It's lively out there on open day, but you're stuck

the big-shot captain of the ninth squad, my brother-in-law, and Hawthorn's his lackey. He calls me Master Teddy with respect. Messing with me's just asking for trouble. How