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

During dinner, Jackson's phone buzzed with an urgent call from one of Adam's guys. Apparently, Adam had been ambushed while picking up a delivery and was now critically injured and out cold. They'd called in a bunch of doctors, but none of them had any solutions. Doctor after doctor showed up, only to deliver the same grim news: there was nothing they could do.

"Hasn't Mr. Woods come back yet?" a man asked, pacing anxiously. How could so much time have gone by with no updates?

When they arrived at the scene, it was mostly cleaned up, but the massive pool of blood still on the ground painted a clear picture of just how bad things were. Adam's guy looked frantic, hands covered in blood.

As soon as they stepped inside, the overpowering smell of blood hit them hard, making Fiona scrunch her nose in discomfort. The situation was way worse than she had imagined.

Jackson had wanted Fiona to stay in another room to avoid the gruesome scene, but she insisted on tagging along. With no time to argue, he reluctantly agreed.

His eyes scanned the bloodstain on the floor, a deep frown settling on his face. "What's going on?"

Seeing Jackson arrive, Adam's man let out a breath of relief, though he couldn't help but look curiously at the unfamiliar girl with Jackson. What was Mr. Woods up to? And who was this young girl with him?

Despite his curiosity, the urgency of the moment took precedence. He bowed respectfully to Jackson, speaking in a hurried and worried tone, "Mr. Woods, Mr. Adam's condition is really bad. We called several doctors, and they all said there's nothing they can do."

"Nothing they can do?" Jackson's voice was icy. "If they can't help, what's the point of me paying them every year? Tell them to come up with a solution, or they'll regret it if anything happens to Adam."

Fiona pieced it together-Jackson's friend was in trouble. Adam... he was the guy from the bar last time.

Adam's man was almost frantic, his voice shaky, But our boss's conditionis.extremely serious. Even Dr. Smith said he couldn't help. The bullet's dangerously close to his heart, and they're scared to remove it. But if we could find Dr. Séraphine, we might have a shot!"

"Dr. Séraphine?" Jackson's eyes narrowed.

Fiona's curiosity piqued. Dr. Séraphine?

"Yeah, the doctors have only managed to stop the bleeding temporarily, but for proper

treatment, we need Dr. Séraphine to come out of hiding. She hasn't been seen in years, and no one knows where she is."

Dr. Séraphine hadn't taken on any cases for over a decade, only occasionally surfacing, her whereabouts a mystery. Even though Jackson was new to

Cedarvale, he had heard whispers of Dr Seraphine. He was about to

organize a search when Fiona spoke up.

"How about letting me try?"

She crossed her arms, meeting Jackson's gaze with a soft smile. "Brother, can I give it a shot? My medical skills aren't too shabby."

Though not quite up to her mom's level yet.

Adam's man heard her suggestion and thought she was joking, his tone turning cold. "Miss, this isn't a time for jokes. This is life or death, not a child's game."

If she hadn't been with Mr. Woods, he would've already shown her the door for making such a suggestion at such a critical time.novelbin