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.

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

the family leadership

supposed clinic and found it was a secluded facility in North America-a sort of house

would Albert Larkin

Fiona was baffled.

up, made a phone call, and

snapped open, not a hint of sleep left, just a sharp,

her phone, sent off several messages, and then settled

in the study to find her phone loaded with new messages. She transferred

in the

to a secluded clinic. Instead, she was in a cosmetic surgery facility in Korea.

a cosmetic surgery center, nor did she care. As long as Zoe stayed out of her