Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

Chapter 123

Seeing Sienna hesitating. Charles gave Derek a quick order.

“Derek, bring a few more scripts for Sienna. Sienna, take these home and study the role of the second female lead carefully. No rush… you’ve got time to prepare,” he said

Caught off guard by his kindness, Sienna hesitated but eventually nodded. “Alright, Mr. Carter

This week, Howard was set to move back to the Flynn residence from the hospital. What he needed most now was rehabilitation, something that could easily be done at home. The familiar environment and the presence of family would also help his recovery.

Sienna received the news directly from Miranda.

“Sienna, you must come over, Let’s all sit down for a proper family meal together,” she said..

“I understand, Miranda.” Sienna nodded.

Without any objections, Sienna agreed. When she arrived, however, she didn’t see Howard or Miranda. Instead, Josiah was out on the balcony, smoking.

Charles’s words came to mind, making Sienna uneasy. ‘Could it really be true? Did Josiah blacklist Enio in the industry… for me she wondered.

Before she could step inside, Yvette came down the stairs

and walked straight to the balcony.

“Josiah, why did you do it?” Yvette’s brows furrowed in clear discontent.

“What are you talking about?” Josiah flicked the ash off his cigarette, looking puzzled.

“Enio,” Yvette said pointedly. “My charity promo, right in the middle of production, the producer is gone? I heard you blacklisted Ento in the industry!”

“Oh, him.” Josiah nodded slightly. “Yeah, that’s true.”

His offhand tone made Yvette laugh in frustration. “Are you serious? Did you not know I was working with him? This promo was his investment!”

blacklisted, the

his cigarette. “Do you think Enio’s

“You mean that time at the project launch party, when he put

I told you then not to work with people like him, lowlifes who

at a loss for words. “Sure, he’s a bit sleazy, but it’s not like he actually did anything to me.” No, Enio hadn’t done anything else to Yvette. But he

to wait until he does something

expression darkened further. “Howard’s awake now. If he found out about this, trust me, he’d come down on Enio

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that. To eutsiders,

why he was so formidable. A truly mild–mannered person wouldn’t be capable

Tjust one promo. If you really want to do it, you can pick it up again

they discussed after that, Sienna didn’t catch. She had stopped paying attention because, honestly, she didn’t care anymore. She clutched her chest and exhaled sharply, relief

way Josiah

sense. That was how it should be. Once again, she had simply benefited from Yvette’s

walked inside with a newfound lightness in

Miranda, Howard, Sienna greeted

the book she had been

time. Howard’s been complaining that

could that be?”

complained. T’m just trying to get him talking as soon as possible, but look at

maybe we should

to him, the sentences are probably too long. It’s tough for Howard to follow along.” As she spoke, she pulled out a stack of flashcards from her bag, the kind kindergarten kids use to learn words. Holding them up, Sienna smiled at Howard. “Howard, here

against his wheelchair. He gave Sienna a faint smile and managed

“Okay…” he murmured.

Miranda clapped her hands,

The doctors had said Howard needed to start from the basics, like a child, to reawaken his cognitive and physical functions. This reminded

to speak, she had bought these exact flashcards and taught her one word at a time. So,

and coming home. Don’t rush. It’ll get better, step

slow but

the other. Seeing the scene before him, Josiah couldn’t help but think,