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

Chapter 1282

The first person up for evaluation was a young lad. As he walked in, you could see his knees shaking; he was clearly nervous and on edge. It's understandable, really, standing there in front of a dozen senior bigwigs. "Bring your formula here," Corbyn instructed.

The boy, trembling, shuffled forward and handed over his formula with both hands. When Corbyn took it, the boy felt the weight ease from his hands, prompting him to glance up. That's when he noticed Flora sitting right next to Corbyn. Talk about unexpected. The boy was taken aback. Among a sea of older men, there she was a girl, and a strikingly attractive one at that. He almost thought he'd wandered into the wrong room.

Who was this girl to be beside Corbyn, acting as a chief examiner at such a young age?

Corbyn skimmed through the boy's formula, deemed it decent, and passed it around for the others to review. The senior executives nodded in agreement-not too shabby, but there's definitely room to grow. "Explain your thought process behind this formula," Corbyn asked.

"Yes, sir," the boy replied.

Initially, he was jittery, but once he got going on his area of expertise, he spoke with confidence and clarity. Corbyn nodded in approval and gestured for him to step outside.

Scott, holding the formula, gave Flora a sideways glance with a smirk, "So, Lily, right?"

Flora slightly turned her head, meeting his gaze with her usual cool demeanor.

to her, "Can you make sense of this? What would you say are its pros and cons?" Flora didn't even reach for it. She gave him a

to jump

barked, his ego bruised

coolly.

for Scott's uppity demeanor. Even Corbyn, head of

child!"

hand on

stood up, visibly

mean by

clueless, trying to bluff

executives exchanged glances, taking

youthful boldness. But witne

to back it up, boldness alone

it's rare to see anyone rile Scott up so

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