Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

“What’s going on?” Sienna asked, confused. “Is something wrong

Cedric looked at her, hesitated for a moment, then spoke. “I know this might be a bit sudden, but I have to ask… why are you so afraid of Josiah?”

He swallowed hard, his voice strained. “Aren’t you two, uh, getting back together?”

“Back together?” Sienna’s eyes widened in surprise. “Why would you say that?”

Cedric fell silent for a moment before answering honestly. “That’s what Josiah told me.”

Before Sienna could respond, he awkwardly added, “So… did you two have a fight? It’s normal for couples to argue, right?”

“No,” Sienna cut him off sharply.

Her lips pressed together tightly, and her eyes reddened slightly No, it wasn’t a fight. There’s no getting back together between me and him.”

Cedric stared at her, stunned. “What’s going on?‘ he wondered.

“You two didn’t make up? Then…” He trailed off, realizing something.

He could see the hostility in Josiah’s eyes wasn’t just some misunderstanding. It was real. Josiah was clearly seeing him as a rival.

Looking at Sienna’s reaction, Cedric had a guess. “Could it be… Josiah is just pushing for this, and you don’t feel the same?” Sienna froze for a moment. She hadn’t expected Cedric to figure it out so easily.

She didn’t answer, but the look on her face made everything clear.

“I was right, wasn’t I?” Cedric’s voice darkened, and he slammed his hand on the steering wheel. “This is too much. Josiah is going way too far.”

When it came to matters of the heart, it was supposed to be about mutual feelings, not some kind of forceful demand. “But,” Cedric was confused. “Why are you running away? Can’t you just talk to him about it?”

“Talk to him?” Sienna let out a dry laugh, the bitterness of past experiences rising to the surface.

“This isn’t the first time something like this has happened,” she said.

“What?” Cedric was taken aback. “You mean, you and Josiah…”

and nodded slightly. She had never spoken openly about it, but now, it

the Flynn family. At twenty, she didn’t understand it, but

been caught in a manipulative

her a huge favor. She was someone even her own father had rejected. After Fiona passed away, she went to her father, begging him to take her

fificen, still a child, and she needed someone to

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But her father refused:

hand and led her into the Flynn family, where she

dance.

family, a fifteen–year–old orphan ke her could not have survived. That kindness was something she could never forget, no matter

people who had helped her hurt her, she had

present, a cold smile on her lips, her eyes shimmering

I… I…

too emotional to finish

tone gentle. “You dont need to say more.

and

was clear. He had gone to the hospital today to visit Howard, who had just woken up, and there he had run into Sienna, who

Flynn family is really too much… he wondered. Even Cedric, with his good–natured disposition, couldn’t help but curse under his breath. “Using their kindness

one time not enough? Now they were doing it again? No wonder Josiah, who

staring at him. He wasn’t the first person to

moisture, and she bit her lip. “Thank

the one who could say something like that on her behalf. She felt deeply grateful, “What are you thanking me for?” Cedric shook his

smiled faintly. “I don’t have any friends in Jiacrity. Just the fact that you’re willing to listen to me, and speak up for me,

and got out of the car. Thanks

car and watched

jogged after her.

turned around, looking at him in confusion. “What’s up?

I know, he’s not the kind of guy who gives up easily,” he asked. Sienna’s gaze darkened. Just like Cedric had said, once Josiah made up his mind, there was no turning him around. But she could do

a low voice. “I

at him, surprised. “What

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