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

Chapter 1851

Compared to the night she spent locked up, Fiona roughing her up at the night market honestly felt like nothing. She'd brought that mess on herself anyway— Fiona was just defending herself.

After just one night in jail, the once-tough girl was finally forced to think hard about the things she'd done. She hadn't been hurt, not really. As the police chief's favorite niece, the guards mostly looked out for her. But the whole night, the place echoed with screams-raw, desperate, inhuman. She was terrified out of her mind.

In the dead of night, she saw a corpse being dragged away. And in the morning, a long streak of blood ran from her cell door down the hall, still visible even after the hoses tried to wash it away. The metallic smell clung to the air, making her

stomach twist. The minute she heard she had a visitor, she ran anything to get out, even for a moment.

But after a long, desperate talk with her mom, she realized even the woman who'd always spoiled her couldn't talk the guards into letting her out. That's when real fear hit. She'd never felt so helpless.

Then Fiona spoke: she could get her out. In that dark, hopeless place, Fiona's offer was like a lifeline. She latched onto it and wouldn't let go.

"Ms. Fiona, I'm sorry, I swear-I know I messed up! I was stupid, I shouldn't have crossed you. Please, please, just tell them to let me out! I'll do anything. I'll be your servant, your dog, whatever you want-just get me out of here. Please!"

with anger as she watched her daughter beg. If only her brother wasn't so stubborn, none of this would have happened. Just because he was the police chief, did he really have to act so high and mighty? Always talking about how "no one's above the law"-but this was his own niece! How could he be so

out right now," Fiona said, her voice steady. "But you have to

eyes went wide. "Anything.

slowly pulled three photos from her bag and

showed three people-two men and

drained of color. Her hand she clutched her

She

over her

me!"

"So what's it going

wants to die right

moment that felt like forever, the girl nodded.