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

Chapter 1854

"He's not dead, but it's basically the same thing," Jackson said.

Fiona perked up instantly, swinging around to sit cross-legged in front of him, eyes bright with curiosity, like she was all ears for a secret.

Jackson couldn't help but smile at how serious she looked.

"Josie made such a big move, only to end up dead so easily-it just seems like such a waste. You mentioned Josie had some sort of connection with Amy, right? I remember Amy a little. Back when we first got to the States, we even had dinner together. She was super friendly, really easy to talk to, but I always got the feeling she could handle herself. Honestly, I think her skills might be as good as yours."

That caught Fiona off guard. She'd never seen Amy as someone who could fight. From everything she'd noticed, Amy had never slipped up or shown any signs.

Or maybe she just hadn't been paying close enough attention.

Jackson saw the confusion on her face and explained, "Remember that dinner? Someone started causing trouble at the door and you went to handle it. While you were gone, a cup of hot tea tipped over in front of Amy. By all rights, it should've shattered and burned her, but she caught it—fast. Didn't spill a single drop."

She'd been away from the table, the

pretty powerful," Fiona said. "And they

ruffled her hair, and pulled her into his arms. "Don't worry about it. If Amy tries anything, what happened to Josie will be enough to make her think twice.

it feels weird

between his fingers. Fiona must

at her peaceful

course they weren't just going to sit around. He just didn't want Fiona getting caught up in something so messy and

girl in the world. He'd never let her get dragged down by this

back to the bedroom, tucked her in, and then worked late into the night in

checked her phone— eight o'clock, and it was Sunday. Was Jackson really at work

wandered into the

little down, but the