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

"Fiona, what brings you here?"

"Just checking things out," Fiona replied with a cheeky grin, like a playful little imp. She teased, "Nash, your eyes are red. Have you been crying?"

"No way! What are you talking about?"

Fiona wasn't in the mood for a back-and-forth, especially with the Woods family situation weighing on her mind.

After dinner, Fiona got a call from the hospital about Erica. Her family was still refusing to make peace, but Erica's self-harm had led to serious bleeding, landing her in the emergency room.

Setting her utensils down, Fiona glanced at Jackson. "Hey, has the Larkin family situation in Willow Creek been sorted out?"

"Yeah." Before Jackson could answer, Kimberly jumped in, "Otherwise, we wouldn't be so cheerful."

Fiona thought for a moment, doubting that the problem had been settled so easily.

the Woods family breathing down their necks, it seemed too

ongoing refusal

the feeling that she was missing

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and as she suspected, it

thing

have to do with the Larkin family?"

together the clues, each of them stumped

couldn't find any loose ends, but Fiona needed to get to the hospital to try and save

her way to

call about a design contest. The final round required all designers to show up and create a

later, just as the end-of-term exams were rolling around, with everyone gearing up for finals. The

by having a student in the top three, pushing their curriculum to match Class A's. Even their break time was cut short, and

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