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

It didn't take long before they were standing face-to-face with the director of the Country M research base.

Before Jackson or Fiona could say a word, the director hit a button, and two people appeared behind them almost instantly.

Jackson's entire expression changed in a split second. Those two people-it was his parents. The ones he'd spent years searching for.

Fiona's temper spiked the moment she realized what was happening. She moved closer to Jackson, glanced up at his tense profile, and whispered, "Jackson?"

She could see the pain written all over his face, the heartbreak in his eyes.

"I'm okay, Fiona. Don't worry about me," he said softly, but she saw the truth-the longing and panic he was trying so hard to hide.

Really, who could stay calm in this situation? After all these years, his parents were right in front of him. No one else could understand what that felt like.

The research base had always seemed to have the upper hand-until this arrogant cyborg tried to take over by swapping identities.

But a cyborg will always be a cyborg. No matter how well it mimics a real person, it can never really escape its own programming.

"Come here quietly, or I'll kill them. You've been looking for them for years, haven't you? They're right in front of you now. What are you waiting for?" the director taunted.

His words had barely faded when a sudden explosion rocked the building. The entire electrical system blew, backup generators and all.

cyborg was totally unprepared, staring around in

two figures beside him collapsed, black charging cables falling

didn't even get a chance to say a

weren't his real parents, just

but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't make perfect duplicates. In the end, his real parents died in the lab, and

the parents were so hard to copy, maybe the children—both so talented—would make

and the authorities wasted no

Fiona managed to destroy everything, and with the government stepping in,

Jackson and Fiona

them completely, happy to hand

guard to step aside and

announced the big news: Jackson

them felt for

anyone wanted

get

we'll

reassuring than finally having a

later, Fiona

Woods and Stonnell families had started planning months earlier. It was a rare joyful event-everyone Dall out for the wedding, making huge, unforgettable