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

imagine how Sienna was

after everything happened, of course. But what was the point of staying sad? Things

Fliraty, she’d been through far worse. Being stuck in sorrow was never

regretted it, even if she felt

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

reassuring smile. “I made this mistake myself. You don’t need

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to take responsibility

anyone but

plans?” Cedric asked, clearly still

team.

so, He wasn’t exactly happy about it,

dance studio anymore and don’t have other plans right now, have you thought about pursuing a career in entertainment?” he

Honestly, it wasn’t something she had

on the acting job was to earn some extra money. But now,

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 said

worrying about money, just based on

me some time to think about it,” said

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

Derek, Charles was preparing a new film and was looking to cast new talent. He had already been impressed with Sienna, which made this a golden

giving it some thought, Sienna decided to

She understood that the path one took was shaped by one’s own decisions.

she had right now was an opportunity whether it would work out was

he was thrilled. “Great, I’m really glad you made the

He gave

Trust me. You won’t regret this. Sienna, you’re going to

say in this matter. He was Charles’assistant director, and when it came to casting,

in front of Charles. After the rehearsal,

Carter, Sienna is here,”

soon as he heard, waving her over.

Mr. Carter,” Sienna said, standing still

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

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to try your hamHin the industry?” he