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

Jackson flashed a mysterious smile as he glanced at the photos in his hand. They showed Zoe kneeling in the Larkin family chapel, her knees smeared with bright red blood, sprawled like a wounded animal on the altar.

The patriarch of the Larkin family in the States was indeed a hard man. Hurting his own granddaughter like that showed just how ruthless he could be.

Jackson casually tossed the photos onto the coffee table, stretched out lazily, and leaned back on the sofa, propping up his legs in a relaxed manner.

Meanwhile, Jasmine stumbled into Fiona's room and dropped down beside her, quickly drifting off to sleep.

In her half-asleep state, she mumbled, "Fiona, news just came in from the States. They say Zoe's legs were broken, and she's been shipped off to some private clinic abroad. The old man from the Larkin family has completely washed his hands of her, something about disgracing the family."

Fiona's eyes flew open, and she grabbed the already snoozing Jasmine, asking, "Are you sure about this?"

But Jasmine was too deep in sleep to respond, oblivious to Fiona's attempts to wake her.

Quickly, Fiona got out of bed. This situation was definitely more complicated than it seemed.

went over to her computer and searched for news about the Larkin family in the States. The latest headline caught her eye: Albert Larkin had broken his granddaughter's legs. Zoe was a respected figure in the States; aside from her run-in with Jackson, she held

pass the family leadership to Zoe, yet now he'd taken such drastic action

of Zoe's supposed clinic

Larkin do something so

Fiona was baffled.

stood up, made a phone call, and then

a hint

sent off several messages, and then settled back

up in the study to find her phone loaded with new messages. She transferred them to her computer and

data was accurate. The person in the North

but she hadn't been taken to a secluded clinic. Instead, she was in

had no idea why Zoe was at a cosmetic surgery center, nor did she care. As long as Zoe stayed out of her way, Fiona was fine with letting