Chapter 793
The White family was in chaos.
Abbey had been locked in her room to think about what she'd done. She hadn't eaten anything for an entire day.
"What did you say? Connor took Flora back to his mansion, and the whole Falcone family went out to dinner together?" Abbey shouted, her rage boiling over as she listened to Elijah's report.
Elijah nodded, continuing, "Yes, Miss. The entire Falcone family went, and when they came out, Mrs. Falcone was happily chatting with Flora!"
"Unbelievable!" Abbey fumed. "The Falcones are too much! When Mrs. Falcone was injured, if it hadn't been for me, she'd have been long gone. And now she's all buddy-buddy with that Flora? They've only known each other a short time, and they're already dining together. If they spend more time together..."
"Stop it!" Abbey yelled.
With her anger reaching a fever pitch, Abbey knocked over her dressing table. Bottles and jars crashed to the ground, the sound echoing like boulders smashing against her heart.Text content © NôvelDrama.Org.
At that moment, Abbey looked like a madwoman. Her eyes were bloodshot, almost as if they were about to burst.
Elijah, frightened by her outburst, didn't dare to speak further. After a while, seeing her calm down slightly, he cautiously tried to console her. "Miss, don't get so worked up over Flora. She's not worth it. We have plenty of ways to deal with her, don't we?" "Oh, really? Then why don't you come up with one," Abbey sneered coldly.
Elijah was at a loss for words. She was just venting.
"I won't let her get away with this!" Abbey took several deep breaths, trying to regain her composure. Flora had stolen the spotlight during the preliminaries, but there was still the semifinals. Abbey wanted to see what Flora was really made of.
The most infuriating part was that to
appease the other teams' anger,
Abbey had been removed from her position and couldn't participate in the medical competition anymore. That damned woman was benefiting from it.
...
On the day of the semifinals, Mr. Tanner kept glancing towards the entrance until he finally saw Flora arrive. He waved her over eagerly, "Flora, over here!"
Since Flora hadn't stayed at the hotel with the rest of the team, she hadn't arrived with them.
Flora walked over confidently. As
she entered, the noisy venue instantly fell silent. Over a hundred teams turned their gaze towards her. The previous disdain had
ol
vanished, replaced by awe. Flora had
scored full marks in the preliminaries, proving her
professional strength. Her
theoretical knowledge was unmatched.
What right did they have to look down on her?
Most importantly, Flora had the power to make the White family stumble. If it were them, having their scores changed to zero, they probably wouldn't know what to do and might just have to accept it. But Flora? She'd forced Abbey to apologize, making the White family lose face globally. Clearly, her background was extraordinary, not something they could afford to provoke.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone in the venue, Flora walked over slowly, her demeanor calm and unaffected. She stood in front of Mr. Tanner and politely said, "Mr. Tanner." "Ah!" Mr. Tanner responded, pleasantly surprised. He felt that Flora's attitude towards him had changed. It was much better!
Though she was still a bit cold, he was thrilled.
Aside from Selene, the rest of the Austenberg team looked at Flora with some discomfort. Especially Debra and Joy. Their faces were as sour as if they'd eaten something foul.
"Flora, have you had anything to eat?" Mr. Tanner asked, rubbing his hands together and smiling, his face creasing with lines. "If you haven't, I have some sandwiches and milk here to tide you over."