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

Chapter 1878

Suddenly, someone came to mind—a person Fiona had been completely overlooking.

Pearl.

As soon as the thought hit her, Fiona let the frostiness on her face fade, just a bit. But she still didn't say anything to Alice. She had no desire to keep talking about this, and there was no way she'd be the one to admit anything.

"Fiona, can you just say something? Just tell them you're not the owner of International Glam," Jane pleaded, sounding desperate.

Jane had taken time off from school because of her family. Fiona glanced over at Tyler, who picked up on her silent cue and tried calling Jane. The call went straight to voicemail, but a few seconds later, Tyler's phone buzzed with a text.

"Handling something. I'll be back at school soon. Don't worry about me."

Tyler showed Fiona the message, then tucked his phone away. Fiona stayed right where she was, completely unreadable, and turned to the girl next to her. "Can you move? I want to get some sleep."

like she'd just been slapped. She was the only one left who still

cried, her voice shaky and eyes full of confusion. "Everyone's saying the Woods family, the Kidd family, the Bryant family-they all fell because of you. They say you planned it all. I trusted

I want

anyone? I've stuck my neck out for you, and you say stuff like this?

at her. She just slipped on her

her phone and texted Nash, asking him to set up

But Nash was a different story. Now that the Woods family's troublemakers were either tocked up or kicked out, & least things were a little lesso cutthroat. The people

know why she'd gotten herself involved in all this drama. It wasn't helping the Buckel family at all. If this was just about some personal beef, it hardly seemed

risk. Pearl was twenty. There's no way she didn't understand how

minutes later, Nash texted back: No luck. Pearl's

Pearl was running away. That

watch from the sidelines as everyone turned on Fiona, let Fiona fight back and destroy her enemies, and