Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

Chapter 20 The phone rang and rang , but Josiah didnt answer .

Sienna frowned and let out a sigh , figuring he was likely tied up with some business lunch or another .

She had no choice but to wait .

Another hour passed , and it was 230 PM .

Only thirty minutes left before her 3 oclock meeting with Josiah .

Suddenly , her phone buzzed , and it was Josiah .

Without wasting second , she answered , Hello , its me Maybe because he was finally free of her , Josiah sounded uncharacteristically cheerful .

Hey , did you call ? I was just swamped .

After a brief pause , he asked .

Where are you ? At the courthouse already ? If you are , just hang tight .

Ill be there soon- Josiah .

Sienna cut him off , stumbling over her word .

Uh , sorry , think I cant make it today .

Can we reschedule ? Just for one day .

I promise Ill be there on time tomorrow .

Josiah went silent .

Then , a cold , sarcastic laugh came through , barely hiding his anger .

Sienna , youre doing it again , arent you ? Even now , youre still trying ? How long are you going to keep bothering me ? Sienna shook her head , No , I didnt Josiah brushed her off , speaking through gritted teeth , Sienna , hated you back then , and I still do now .

Stop living fantasy in a I swear I didnt , Sienna said , her voice tinged with desperation .

Dont worry .

Ill go through with the divorce .

But Im stuck at Bacchus Bridge now .

Its not just me there are a lot of peopl Why would she be at Bacchus Bridge ? Shes just making excuses , Josiah scoffed , clearly not buying it .

Really ? What a convenient coincidence .

I dont care where youre stuck .

You better listen crawl your way here if you have to .

This divorce is happening today , he shouted before hanging up .

her phones dark screen , feeling

blocked , so shed have to hoof it Its better than crawling , right ? she

bag over her shoulder and stepped out of the car

of wind , laced with rain , hit her like a ton of bricks

herself , but

, and she was umbrella

, she steeled herself and pressed

the hood over her head ,

wasnt

in buckets , and it wasnt long before she was drenched , the hood plastered to her head , making her

her stomach was

gritting her teeth

she reached the spot where the highway bridge had collapsed

, she was

street , and firefighters were clearing

were lined up like a

Hey ! A traffic officer stopped Sienna

arra is being cleared , and the road isnt open yet

said ,

have an emergency

can slip through on my own

promise I wont hold you up or get in the way The traffic officer sized her

from ? Youre drenched

? The officer looked surprised

quite a trek

Yeah Sienna nodded , pressing

really have

, and Im really worried

awkwardly , her eyelashes fluttering

Theres no dad .

single mom

paused and then waved her through , saying ,

Go on .

much , officer

said , moving the roadblock aside to let her pass

it back up once she was

her phone for

take her at least two and a half hours

her teeth , she

got a bit further , she could catch a

made her cringe , today she was determined to finally settle things with Josiah In the car , Josiah glanced at his watch

nowhere to be seen shed made him wait for two whole hours

patience was wearing thin , and he fidgeted with his

Sienna answered , her voice barely audible

? Josiah snapped , seething with fury

, Im almost there

longer ? Wait longer ? Humph , Josiah

to see how she planned to wrap