Flora’s Guide to a Second Chance at Love and Life novel Chapter 849

Flora rolled up her sleeve just enough to show the bandage on her wrist, the white gauze already tinged with red. Despite her calm demeanor, she was clearly pushing through the pain!

As the competition neared its end, the countdown began. Ten, nine, eight, seven... Flora's surgical procedure was also wrapping up. Three, two, one... In the nick of time, Flora set down her scalpel, becoming the first to complete a pancreatoduodenectomy—and in just ten minutes.

The scoring system kicked in. Soon, the results were announced. The scores were cumulative; you got twenty points for inserting an IV, the same for a pancreatoduodenectomy, and so on. Most competitors aced the IV insertion, scoring the full twenty points, but the pancreatoduodenectomy stumped many, with the highest score being a mere seven points.

The leaderboard was scrolling, the top score sitting at twenty-five points. Flora's results, however, were still pending. The room buzzed with anticipation, everyone expecting her score to be between thirty-five and forty points, given her flawless surgery.

"Flora's score! It's out!" someone shouted. The scrolling stopped, and Flora's name lit up the screen. Team Austenberg, Flora, perfect score. The bold letters were dazzling, like flames that seemed to make everyone's eyes burn.

The crowd was floored. How could Flora have a perfect score when the two procedures only totaled forty points? And with more rounds to go, what did this mean for her future scores?

The host stepped up to clarify, "Flora's remarkable performance was unanimously recognized by the judges, earning her a perfect score. As a rare exception, she's exempt from the remaining rounds!"

Mr. Tanner insisted on checking Flora's hand. Once he confirmed it was just minor bleeding, he relaxed and let her sit down to rest. With Flora's perfect score, the suspense in the competition vanished, and team Austenberg was clearly headed for victory.

The competition carried on, but without Flora's electrifying presence, it felt lackluster. An hour and a half later, it concluded. Team Austenberg, with Flora's perfect score, Felene's 72, Joy's 60, Debra's 54, and Luiz's 61, clinched the championship with a commanding lead.

The team from the U.S. came in second, trailing team Austenberg by forty points. The reigning champions, a once-dominant medical organization, had to settle for third place.