Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

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Yvette acted as though she hadn’t seen anything, her expression unchanged.

“I came back early today. How about we take a walk in the garden” she suggested.

Howard nodded. He still needed to use a wheelchair, but he was able to stand with some assistance now.

Taking a few steps was manageable, and he was happy to try. “Let’s go.”

Yvette stood up and wheeled him outside. Later, as Howard was practicing standing with a walker in the garden, a servant approached.

The servant stood behind Yvette and spoke in a low voice. “Ms. Young, the trash has been taken out.”

“Good.” Yvette nodded. “Anything suspicious?”

“Here you go,” she said.

The servant handed her a small, burnt fragment, about the size of two fingers.

Yvette took it, frowning as she examined it. It looked like a corner of a photograph likely a girl’s head, based on the hairstyle.

This must have been something Howard had frantically burned earlier. ‘A picture of a girl? Why? Who is she?‘ she wondered.

“Alright, it’s nothing,” Yvette said.

“Understood, Ms. Young,” the servant nodded.

She dismissed the servant, carefully storing the fragment away.

The date for the performance had been set, this Friday, at 8:00 PM.

Being scheduled at such a prime time showed just how much Brenda valued the event and her expectations for it.

Sienna felt a mix of nervousness and excitement. This was her first big stage performance, and it was a significant milestone in her career. There was no room for failure.

Ticket sales were all online now, and that night, Sienna forced herself to go to sleep after checking the ticketing site.

Brenda had told her beforehand, “Don’t worry about the tickets selling out. Lightning Dance has always been in high demand. Just focus on dancing.

“If the premiere fails, that’s when the real trouble starts for the dance studio.”

The next morning, Sienna woke up and checked the ticketing website. Everything was sold out.

covered her mouth, feeling a rush of excitement. She was truly standing on a great stage now–if she didn’t make a name for herself, she would have

her phone buzzed. It was a message from

for the performance sold out.] The message was followed by a smiling

smiled softly. He was keeping an

Sienna: [Thank you]

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you the best of luck with the performance. You’ve got

his phone down, thinking for a moment,

performance, VIP private room

then waited for responses. Yes,

there was no way he wasn’t going to

plan was that if ticket sales didn’t go well, he would buy up the remaining tickets himself. He could afford it and didn’t mind spending the

he had miscalculated. Last night, he had stayed up watching the ticketing site, waiting for the clock

a few VIP private room tickets. If he had been even a little slower, those might

phone buzzed again as

Thomas: [Sienna’s performance?]

[Yes, please show your

Yosef: [Sure, I’m free.]

Cedric: [Thanks, Yosef.]

What about Mr. Flynn?

phone in one hand and sipping coffee with the other. He

I’ve got nothing better to

[It’s settled, then. Thanks

calm and composed,

stammering, “Mr. Flynn, most of the employees I contacted couldn’t get tickets.

Josiah had preemptively asked Zach to arrange for Flynn Group

since most of these employees weren’t theater enthusiasts and had no

however, was exactly what Josiah had hoped for. He seemed quite satisfied and cast a glance at Zach. “No problem. Tell them I appreciate their effort. Anyone who tried to get tickets gets

Flynn,”

pleased they didn’t get the tickets?

it was time for

at the restroom when he arrived. On his way

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Cedric was holding a massive bouquet of roses, standing in the corridor that led from backstage to the main hall. There was no need

her performance outfit.

Cedric smiled shyly.

“Actually, I’m nervous right now. You’re