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

Chapter 1448

"Alright."

Jackson nodded, still shouldering her backpack, and holding the water bottle she had just finished. Fiona's apartment was pretty typical for a young woman. She adored purple, so the decor was mostly in various shades of it, with flowers tucked into every corner. The

coffee table was cluttered with snacks.

A few clothes were strewn across the cream-colored sofa.

Jackson sighed, shaking his head as he walked over to the sofa, picking up the clothes and neatly folding them.

What a messy girl.

"Hey, want a drink?" Fiona offered, pulling a soda from the fridge for Jackson and grabbing a milk for herself before plopping down on the sofa.

"Hold up," Jackson said, catching her hand to stop her from sitting. "Let me clean up a bit first."

"Oh."

Fiona replied lazily, sipping her milk through a straw, watching him tidy up, a smile playing on her lips. She always thought Jackson was a lot like her dad. Really, a lot like him.

In her memories, her dad, Connor, was just like that-picking up clothes for her mom, who would be lounging on the sofa and occasionally calling out to him. Twenty years of marriage, and it was always the same.

a kid. Her grandpa and uncle always said her mom

"Ding ding ding="

phone's ringtone jolted Fiona

her phone from her pocket and felt a chill run down her spine when she saw the

Uncle!

her

my clothes upstairs," she told Jackson before

eyebrow. What's up with her, being all

hiding a boyfriend from

...

Upstairs.

shut the door, fixed her hair, and answered the

long to pick up?" Henrik asked, scrutinizing her from his office. He'd been swamped lately, and as soon as he had a moment, he

small,

was napping, didn't hear it," Fiona replied with a grin,

s to en.kikistorien &

your face so

feeling a nagging sense that something

something was about to be

a bit dry in here,"

hiding a guy in my room? Do I seem like that kind of person? If I were hiding a guy here,