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

Chapter 1858

Fiona's glare was so intense that the advisor actually swallowed, fear written all over her face.

She couldn't wrap her head around it-how did a nineteen-year-old girl manage to look that terrifying? Even Amy, with all her attitude, had never been this scary. Was this what all rich heirs were like? The kind of people you couldn't help but respect and fear?

She'd been so careful, so sure she'd covered her tracks, but somehow Fiona had traced everything right back to her. Heart pounding, she pulled out her phone and dialed a number saved without a name.

The call connected right away.

"Fiona already knows we started the rumors online."

"She found out that fast?"

The voice on the other end was a man's—calm, lazy, with a creepy little laugh.

"Don't just laugh! Tell me what I'm supposed to do," she hissed, her voice shaking. "If Fiona really has proof, I'm done for. I'll lose my job-or worse, I could go to jail!"

"That sounds like your problem. What's it got to do with me?" he replied, still with that eerie, amused tone.

just stood there, stunned.

let that happen-she'd lose

say something else, but the call

frustration. The truth hit her like a punch to the gut-she was nothing more than a chess piece, and now she could

...

walked back into class, most of her classmates were already there— except for Amy and her little crew,

had been buzzing with gossip thanks to everything that had happened, went

the best of them. One girl grinned, scooting over and

couldn't help but laugh. Someone actually

guess," she

completely deflated, sighing dramatically. "Fiona, would you ever

Fiona

The girl jumped

slow to catch "Seriously! If

to teach,

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