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

was shaking so badly his knees nearly knocked together. You could tell something big was about to go down

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

agents, word had spread all over the States. Anyone with secrets or a guilty conscience was scared out of

of them had only one

away. He grabbed them without mercy and dragged them back inside. It was

stand a

Tyler was done with them, they were all bruised and battered, dumped right in the ancestral hall. Every single one of them was on Fiona's list. Now, they stood in front of her, shaking, not daring to move. Even so, they kept up the

meaning of this?" one of them asked, voice shaky

explain?" Tyler tossed

from their faces. Not one of them had expected Fiona to come

floor,

this?" another

others just stared,