Flora’s Guide to a Second Chance at Love and Life novel Chapter 1080

Her face broke into an unintentional smile, but it vanished in a heartbeat. Henrik gave the staff a knowing glance, and the stage's big screen flickered to life. Up popped a series of screenshots.

There they were—conversations of Liam pestering Cecelia for money and snapshots of Cecelia forwarding the cash. Liam's words were downright vile, a string of curses thrown Cecelia’s way. Those screenshots alone demolished the caring dad image Liam had just tried to put on.

The screen shifted to show a bank account statement. "As you can see," Henrik grabbed the mic, his voice crystal clear to everyone, "five years ago, Cecelia aced the city's high school exams, and the school rewarded her with two hundred thousand. Look here, that money ended up in Liam's account. And in just a month, he blew through it all."

"These transfer screenshots are the proof." Silence fell over the room again.

Liam's face showed panic as plain as day. Aisha shot up from her seat, staring at the screen in disbelief. How could this be happening?

She had assumed these parent-child matters were always messy. Even if Cecelia found a way to clear things up later, her reputation would have taken a hit. But here she was, clearing things up now! Doing it now versus later made all the difference!

Aisha had sensed something was off before, and now it clicked—everything was too smooth! Cecelia had been too calm! Like she knew exactly what Aisha was planning and was just waiting for her to walk into the trap.

"And we also have Cecelia’s mentor here with us," Henrik continued. An assistant helped a middle-aged man onto the stage. He wore glasses, sported a bald head, and had a bit of a belly—classic teacher look.

"Mr. Smith," Cecelia's lips quivered slightly when she saw him.

"Easy now," the teacher reassured her, then addressed the crowd of reporters, "Hello, everyone. I’m Cecelia’s high school principal, Mr. Smith. This child is truly remarkable—obedient, polite, and outstanding academically. It’s a shame she has such parents, who kept her from going to college." He sighed deeply, a mix of sorrow and anger in his voice, "I didn’t want to step in today, but I couldn’t stand by and watch this heartless couple harm Cecelia any longer. Over the years, they..."