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

"You're being obnoxious!"

Fiona rolled her eyes and leaned back in her seat, pretending to doze off. Her dark eyes flashed with a hint of menace, and as she closed them, she could clearly see the disbelief in Amy's eyes.noveldrama

Did Fiona just hit her?

Clutching her stinging left cheek, now throbbing and swollen, Amy glared at Fiona and demanded, "What gives you the right to hit me?"

After so many years in the States, everyone who met her showed respect by calling her Abby. But ever since meeting Fiona, not only did she get called by her first name, now Fiona had the nerve to hit her too!

"Even if Jasmine is dead, I didn't kill her! The Larkin family is nearly wiped out because of you, what more do you want?" Amy's raised voice echoed through the classroom, capturing the attention of every student still seated.

Suddenly, the students perked up, eager for the drama.

"Weren't Fiona and Amy best friends? How did it turn into this?"

"Who knows? Girls can be so unpredictable. But is there any truth to what Amy's saying?"

"Does Fiona really have something to do with the Larkin family's deaths? It seems unlikely; even if Fiona were some sort of superhero, she couldn't just waltz into the Larkin family and start killing people. Plus, the Larkin family has loads of bodyguards, and Fiona's just a college student. How could she pull off something like that?"

"I agree; Amy's probably just making things up. But to invent something this serious, she must be losing it."

As chatter filled the room, Fiona remained reclined in her chair, arms crossed over her chest, eyes half- closed, exuding an air of cool indifference.

Amy was fuming. She had hoped to turn everyone against Fiona with this incident, but was it possible these people didn't know who Fiona really was?

They were looking at her like she was the villain.

"Has the Stonnell family not acknowledged you yet?" Amy continued to provoke, completely forgetting about the slap she had just received.

This new piece of gossip immediately piqued everyone's interest again. If Fiona was part of the Stonnell family, then what if it was the Stonnell family targeting the Larkin family?

But this theory was quickly

dismissed. The Stonnell and Woods families were known as the two most prestigious families in the States, and wiping out the Larkin family overnight wasn't simple. Moreover, the Stonnell family and the Larkin family had visible

business dealings.

There was no reason for the Stonnell family to act that way. On the contrary, Amy's behavior, constantly trying to pin blame on Fiona, was highly suspicious.

After all, Fiona had always been known as the campus beauty of Center College, a reputation deeply ingrained in people's minds. If she was bullied, it was inevitable that people would be outraged, growing to resent Amy and even the Gregory family by association.

"Abby, that's crossing the line. Fiona hasn't said a word, and here you are, placing such a heavy accusation on her. Are you trying to ruin her life with these rumors?"

Suddenly, a bold voice interrupted, unafraid of Amy's domineering presence.

Amy spun around, unable to resist a sneer. "Of course, the Bryant family would side with Fiona now. After all,

the Bryant family is about to sign a deal with International Glam."

At this point, Fiona opened her eyes slightly, the surrounding darkness slowly taking shape.

This was exactly what she had been waiting for Amy to reveal.

Amy indeed knew about the meeting scheduled for tomorrow at three, where the Bryant family and the Woods family would discuss their collaboration. And when Tyler fold her that the Larkin family had also extended an olive branch to them, she had simply ignored it?