Flora’s Guide to a Second Chance at Love and Life novel Chapter 378

"Flora, can we talk for a minute?"

Her voice was barely a whisper.

Flora stared at her, face unreadable.

Odelia felt a wave of panic under that gaze. She took a deep breath and said, "I'm here to apologize about the speech incident. I really need to say sorry..."

"No need, I'm leaving."

Flora brushed past her shoulder, ready to walk away.

Odelia hurriedly blocked her path, maybe a bit too eagerly, making Flora look down at her with a scrutinizing gaze.

Realizing she might have overreacted, Odelia steadied herself and said, "You didn't hold a grudge and even got the school administration to cancel my suspension. I'm really grateful... I hope you can accept these cookies as a token of my appreciation..."

Flora's eyes slowly shifted to the box of cookies in Odelia's hands.

Her eyelids lowered slightly, a flicker of coldness in her eyes.

She picked one up and sniffed it lightly.

Odelia watched, her heart tightening at the gesture.

"Odelia, you should know, I've already let you off once with the speech incident, considering how hard it was for someone from a modest background to get into the University of Maple Grove. I didn't want to make things difficult for you," Flora said coolly.

"Yes, which is why I'm even more thankful!"

Odelia felt uneasy, sensing an underlying message in Flora's words.

Could she have noticed something off about the cookies?

Soon, she brushed off the thought as absurd. The cookies were tampered with, but Flora, a freshman in medical studies, couldn't possibly have detected it at first glance.

"Fine then."

Seeing Odelia showed no sign of regret, Flora didn’t say more. Right in front of Odelia, she took a cookie and ate it.

She didn't miss the triumphant gleam that flashed in Odelia's eyes.

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