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

That evening, just as Fiona predicted, H shot straight to the top of the trending charts again. Headlines like "H Meets Yvenne at a Cafe," "H Slaps Yvenne," and "H Forces Yvenne to Kneel" were plastered across all the major websites. Even while lounging in bed, Fiona couldn't help but smirk-Yvenne had walked right

into her trap.

Yvenne, however, was playing it extra cautious. No one had managed to capture even a glimpse of her profile, which spoke volumes about how much Fiona intimidated her.

Fiona scrolled through the comments, her mood as light as ever. None of the chatter could ruffle her feathers; it was all just noise.

"H is so full of themselves! Sure, they're a talented designer, but that's no excuse for this behavior. If they win the design competition, they'll be unbearable!"

"We don't even know what H looks like. Judging them as a bully based on some sketchy video is over the top."

of the design world. With those dirty tactics, it's a wonder they're even a designer.

the only one who caught

led straight to her Twitter page, where she'd uploaded the video of her spat with

came off as intimidating, like she was ready to swallow Yvenne whole. Just as she put her phone down, Jackson's call came through. No surprise there-it was about the online uproar spiraling out of control. Even the design competition organizers were

an hour, the competition was rocked by back-to-back scandals. First, H's image took a nosedive, then the promising new

H's reputation

Yvenne-an important investment for the competition. organizers-was now under heavy fire. Despite her teenage years,

outed for ripping off H and shamelessly playing the victim. H wasn't the only one disgusted; the online community

couldn't bear to stay in her apartment and wanted to leave, but the entrance to her neighborhood was crawling with

Outsiders couldn't get in unless a resident let

the moment, she was safe. But she knew she couldn't hide out there forever; it wasn't