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

Chapter 1886

"Alright, thanks. We'll make sure she's taken care of."

Tyler nodded his thanks and stepped out of the operating room. He noticed the elevator was about to reach his floor, but for some reason a wave of unease hit him.

He didn't hesitate-he ducked into the stairwell next door. The door was barely open, easy to miss if you weren't looking for it.

A chime echoed from the elevator. Tyler peeked out just as the doors opened, and sure enough, Pearl's mother stepped out. What was she doing here?

His gut twisted. Pearl's accident might not be as simple as everyone thought.

None of them had ever hurt Pearl. Even her fall had only happened after someone stabbed her from behind with a sharp knife.

A few minutes later, Deanna came out of the operating room. Her face was pale, her whole body tense-she looked completely shaken. Tyler couldn't figure out why she was panicking. Was something wrong with Pearl's surgery?

said the operation went fine, hadn't

the elevator, only heading downstairs himself once she was gone. Through the glass in the stairwell, he could see everything happening on the

spotted Deanna near the entrance. She was looking around frantically, and a group of men-bodyguards,

out of your sight," he said quietly. "Deanna's already got

in through the main doors. He gave Nash a couple more instructions, then called Fiona and set up

her bag and checked inside, making sure the knife was the same one she'd pulled

that mess because of Gerald. Gerald was now in police custody. On her way

double checked with

Jackson-Gerald was still boyel

bars.

kidnapping was neverĝust a coincidence. Both Jackson and Pearl had been attacked with the same knife. And now Deanna was

Deanna's behavior didn't add up. She

something about where the knife came