Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

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The waiter came over, listing the dishes as he placed them on the table.

Sienna picked up her fork, eager to dig in.

“Wait a minute.” Just as she was about to take a bite, Cedric stopped her.

He smiled, holding up his phone. “Let me take a picture.

He opened the camera app and snapped a few quick shots. “All done. Now you can cat”

At Mousea House, Yosef opened his phone and snickered. “Heywell…”

“What’s so funny?” Josiah asked, looking up from his seat.

“Forget it.” Yosef’s smile faded as he spoke. “You really don’t need to know. It’s better if you don’t, to avoid making things

worse

Josiah shot him an eye roll, stood up, and headed for the bathroom.

Once inside, he pulled out his phone, opened Instagram, and immediately spotted Cedric’s latest post.

Cedric: [Dinner.] The post was simple, accompanied by a picture of the meal. There were no people visible in the image, but you could make out two figures in the background.

The tall one was definitely Cedric, and the smaller one… It didn’t take much to figure out who that was. And, to top it off, Sienna had liked the post

Josiah quickly turned away from the screen, pressing his phone off and shoving it into his pocket. ‘Why am I making myself miserable over something like this” he wondered.

Wait… why am I even upset? Hopefully, I will get over it soon, he thought. He tried to push the feeling aside, convincing himself it would pass soon enough.

The situation with Thomas’s mom trying to help Sienna had, as expected, not gone

well.

Thomas had passed on the message to Cedric. “Sorry, I couldn’t get it done. My mom tried to help, but Ms. Scott wouldn’t budge

It wasn’t Brenda’s fault. She had already gone out of her way to help her friend, but Sienna had made a mistake, and there was no way around it

said, trying to hide his

Sienna was

But what was the point of staying

she’d been through far worse. Being stuck in sorrow

if she regretted it, even if she felt frustrated,

sorry,” Cedric said, furrowing his brow, feeling guilty for not being

replied with a reassuring smile. “I made this mistake myself. You don’t need to apologize.

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have to take responsibility for

anyone but

plans?” Cedric asked, clearly

a production team. If the opportunity comes up, I’ll see

already knew about her being kicked out of the dance so, He wasn’t exactly happy about it, but when he found

dance studio anymore and don’t have other plans right now, have you thought about pursuing a

it wasn’t something

the acting job was to earn some extra money. But now, with the alimony from Josiah, she

her to think about it. “You should give it a shot. With your looks, being a backup dancer seems like such a waste. Even Mr. Carter

live their lives without worrying about money, just based on their

just give me some time to

her. “But think it through. The current role as a backup dancer won’t last much longer.

was preparing a new film and was looking to cast new talent. He had already been impressed

giving it some thought, Sienna decided to give

place. She understood that the path one took was shaped by

was an opportunity whether it would

Derek, he was thrilled. “Great, I’m

He gave

friendly pat on the shoulder. Trust me. You won’t regret this. Sienna, you’re

have the final say in this matter. He was Charles’assistant director, and

to speak up for Sienna in front of Charles. After the

is here,” said Derek.

as soon as he heard, waving her

said, standing

you thought it over?” Charles seemed genuinely satisfied with her. In this industry, looks were still the most

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