Flora’s Guide to a Second Chance at Love and Life novel Chapter 1982

Patricia kept thinking—maybe if she just left school, everything would finally be over.

A wild, reckless thought flickered through her mind.

She lifted her head, glanced at Ms. Brewer’s back, and for a split second, she imagined pushing her down the stairs. If she could pull it off, she could run out while everyone was distracted, and nobody would ever find her.

Her heart pounding, Patricia made up her mind and reached out.

But before she could do anything, Ms. Brewer suddenly shifted to the side and stopped, turning to look straight at her.

“I just don’t get it,” Ms. Brewer said, her voice calm but stern. “What do you have against Amy? Why go this far?”

Ms. Brewer barely finished her sentence before Patricia lunged forward. But with Ms. Brewer’s quick move, Patricia lost her balance. Her momentum carried her forward, and she tumbled headfirst down the stairs. Her scream echoed through the hallway.

She hit the bottom and everything went black. If it weren’t for the security cameras in the stairwell, Ms. Brewer would have had a tough time explaining what happened.

The commotion was so loud, Amy’s parents hadn’t even left the school yet. They got the call right in Mr. Garcia’s office and rushed over in a panic.

The second Lucy saw the blood on her daughter’s head, she nearly fainted.

Bentley looked just as shaken, fear written all over his face. But instead of demanding answers for Amy, his first instinct was to question the other students. “Did Amy do anything to provoke her? Did she argue with anyone?”

Everyone gave the same answer: No.

Bentley was stunned.

She’d let her own daughter waste away like this. Now, when Amy was bullied, she didn’t even have the strength to fight back. What kind of heiress ended up so lost and helpless?

If only they’d cared for her the way they should have, she would have been just as strong as Grace.

After all, Grace was only a machine, no matter how real she seemed. Underneath it all, she was just cold metal.

“Amy, I’m so sorry,” Lucy sobbed, grabbing her daughter’s hand. “It was my fault. I never should’ve left you. I promise, I’ll make it up to you. I won’t let you go through this alone again.”

Amy stared up at the ceiling, her eyes blank. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see Bentley’s worried face. She knew he was still wary of her, but compared to before, things had changed.

She just needed a little more time. Once Bentley finally let his guard down, she’d be free—free to do what she needed, and what she wanted, at last.