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

"How could you let anyone block Ms. Fiona from coming in?" A steward rushed over, all nervous smiles, and hurried to lead Fiona inside. "Ms. Fiona, right this way, please."

Ever since Fiona had shown her ruthless side at the Stonnell estate, the family's troublemakers had completely lost their nerve. Now, no one dared step out of line.

"Bring every Stonnell family member here. And everyone on this list, too. As of now, the entire estate is in lockdown."

The steward didn't even try to argue. He just forced a shaky smile and nodded, clearly terrified.

"Fiona, I'll come with you and see what's going on."

“Okay. Just be careful," Fiona replied. With desperate people, you never knew what might happen. Better safe than sorry.

Fiona walked into the ancestral hall, lit a stick of incense at the altar, then took her seat at the head of the room, waiting as people were brought in one by one.

"Ms. Fiona, is there anything you need?" an attendant asked, setting a steaming cup of tea on the table. His voice trembled.

get the family code.

Fiona.” He was shaking so badly his knees nearly knocked together. You could tell something big was about to go down at the Stonnell

wasn't just him—everyone felt it. The whole air was

word had spread all over the States. Anyone with secrets or a

of them had only

wait long before he spotted a few family members trying to slip away. He grabbed them without mercy and dragged them back inside.

didn't stand a

battered, dumped right in the ancestral hall. Every single one of them was on Fiona's list. Now, they stood

Fiona, what's the meaning of this?" one of them asked, voice shaky but still

to explain?" Tyler tossed a ledger at

drained from their faces. Not one of them

floor, completely defeated,

this?" another

others just stared, totally