"Oh my gosh, Miss, your hand is all red!" Elijah eximed, staring at Abbey''s reddened wrist before angrily turning his gaze to Flora. "Our Miss is a top medical genius. Do you even realize how important her hands are to her? How could you be so cruel!"


    Flora didn''t bother responding, unwilling to waste her breath on fools.


    She nced over at Moss and Beck, seeking an exnation with her eyes.


    "Ma''am!"


    Beck spoke first, the sudden title catching Flora off guard.


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    If Connor was their boss, that made Flora their ma''am, naturally!


    Beck deliberately addressed Flora this way to show Abbey who really ruled Shallow Bay!


    Sure enough, Abbey''s face darkened, ring venomously at Beck. Once she married Connor, she''d get rid of them all.


    "Ma''am, this is Abbey, Ms. Abbey," Moss echoed Beck, addressing Flora the same way.


    Ms. Abbey?


    Flora raised an eyebrow. So, this was the rumored fiancée of Connor?


    Not impressive at all.


    "You''ve hurt my Miss''s hand, and you''re just standing there? Aren''t you going to apologize?" Elijah, thinking Flora was scared of Abbey, grew even bolder. "Let me tell you, my Miss is Mr. Connor''s legitimate fiancée, approved by both their parents. Unlike some people who shamelessly cohabit with a man right after turning 18!"


    She didn''t take Flora seriously, eager to please Abbey, and so she was downright rude.


    Flora, rubbing her hand,zily lifted her eyes to look at her. "And you are?"


    "I''m Elijah, my Miss''s personal assistant!"


    "Oh..." Flora drew out the word, her eyes narrowing with meaning. "I thought you were some high-ranking official''s daughter, but it turns out, you''re just a servant."


    "You!"


    Elijah, hit where it hurt, furiously


    retorted, "And what are you? Youz think Mr. Connor really likes you? You''re just a tool for him to satisfy his needs! A used-up thing, even lower than me! You-ah!"


    Before she could finish, Elijah flew out like a kite cut from its string, crashing into the ground and creating a deep pit.


    Flora casually withdrew her leg, her face expressionless.


    Abbey''s face changed drastically. "Flora, how dare youy a hand on my people!"


    Flora half-lifted her gaze, her cold look fierce. "Say that again, and see if I don''t beat you too."


    Moss and Beck: "!!!"


    Ms. Flora is so tough!


    We love it!


    "You!"


    Abbey''s heart skipped a beat, genuinely frightened by Flora at that moment!


    Feeling humiliated, she pondered how to teach Flora a lesson when Moss and Beck suddenly changed their expression, their gaze falling behind her, respectfully calling out, "Bess!"


    At the sound, Abbey quickly turned around, only to see Connor approaching slowly.


    He... was casually carrying a girl''s


    backpack over one shoulder and et


    holding tworge stic bags in his hand, filled with various meats and vegetables, along with some snacks.


    This was a Connor Abbey had never seen before.


    In her mind, Connor had always been untouchably divine, but now, he seemed so grounded, the aloof coldness significantly lessened.


    Connor didn''t look at her, striding over to Flora''s side with his long legs, arriving in just a few steps.