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

Chapter 1428

She got up just as her phone started buzzing. Fiona fished it out of her pocket and saw Jackson's name flashing on the screen. Her face softened immediately, a smile playing on her lips. She tossed the first-aid kit over to Tyler and strolled away. "Hey, big bro," she said, her voice light and teasing.

"Where've you been?" came Jackson's raspy, magnetic voice through the line.

"Oh, just out meeting a friend," Fiona replied, a mischievous glint in her eyes. "What, you miss me?"

"Quit your teasing, troublemaker," Jackson chuckled. "When are you wrapping up? I'll come pick you up."

Fiona glanced at her watch. "Just about done. It's almost noon. How about grabbing lunch together?"

Jackson's voice stayed cool and steady. "Where should I meet you?"

Fiona laughed and casually mentioned a spot near a nursing home. "Alright, hang tight. I'll be there in twenty."

"Okay."

alone, he scratched his head, puzzled. "Boss, even you couldn't sway him?" Otherwise, why was she alone? If even

them down? What if

difficult. Please don't take it personally. We've got plenty

didn't even spare the director a glance. Hearing Mikey's comment, she just

emerged from where she had just been. He had an old backpack slung over one shoulder his clothes washed to

It was Tyler!

boss really was something else, pulling it off just like that! "Alright,

Mikey to take Tyler outside. The director, taken by surprise at Tyler's change of heart, was

didn't matter. What mattered was

his hands and grinning sheepishly. "So, Ms. Fiona, about

but you better whip this place into shape. If it's

the gate

backward glance. The director,

the