CHAPTER 76

THE SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PLAN

The big pile of contracts on Flora's desk felt like a mountain sitting on her chest.

For the last seven days she had flown between three different states, sat through endless work meetings, eaten junk airport food, and fought hard in tough talks to win big deals for her company.

Her mind was so tired that the date on her phone meant nothing to her.

She was so busy with work that she had totally forgotten her birthday was the next day.

When she finally dragged her sore feet into her apartment late that Friday evening, she dropped her heavy bag on the leather...