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

understand, Thomas. Thanks, Cedric said, trying to hide

imagine how Sienna was feeling. But in

course. But what was the point of staying sad? Things had already happened. There was no use

at Fliraty, she’d been through far worse.

if she regretted it, even if

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

that,” Sienna replied with a reassuring smile. “I made this mistake myself. You don’t need to

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to take responsibility for our

anyone but herself

your plans?” Cedric asked, clearly still

production team. If the opportunity comes

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

anymore and don’t have other plans right

Sienna hesitated. Honestly, it wasn’t something she had ever

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

urged her to think about it. “You should give it a shot. With your looks, being a backup dancer seems

about money, just based on their looks.

just give me some time

Derek said, not pushing her. “But think it through. The current role as a backup dancer won’t last much

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

don’t wait for anyone. After giving it some

knew the entertainment industry was a rough place. She understood that the path one took was shaped by one’s own decisions. How she navigated

she had right now was an opportunity whether it would

confirming her decision with Derek, he was thrilled.

He gave

a friendly pat on the shoulder. Trust me. You won’t regret this. Sienna, you’re going to be a huge

matter. He was Charles’assistant director, and when it

for Sienna in front of Charles. After the rehearsal, Derek took her

Carter, Sienna is here,” said Derek.

as he heard, waving her over. “You’re

Sienna said,

satisfied with her. In this industry, looks

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try your hamHin the industry?” he