Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

Chapter 127

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.

feeling a rush of excitement. She was truly standing on a great stage now–if

It

out.] The message was followed by a

smiled softly. He was keeping an

Sienna: [Thank you]

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best of luck with

end, Cedric set his phone down, thinking for a moment, then opened a

Dance performance, VIP private room tickets, who

send, then waited for responses. Yes, Cedric had

he wasn’t going to support her during her

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

he had stayed up watching the ticketing site, waiting for the clock to strike midnight, ready to

the end, he only managed to secure a few VIP private room tickets. If he had

phone buzzed again as the group chat

Thomas: [Sienna’s performance?]

[Yes, please show your

Yosef: [Sure, I’m free.]

Cedric: [Thanks, Yosef.]

What about Mr. Flynn? Why

and sipping coffee with the other. He smirked faintly, unimpressed, as he tapped out

I’ve got nothing

settled, then.

his phone aside, Josiah’s expression remained calm and composed,

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

Cedric wasn’t the only one worried about ticket sales. Josiah had preemptively asked Zach to arrange for

enthusiasts and had no experience buying tickets for such

at Zach. “No problem. Tell them I appreciate their effort. Anyone who tried to get

Mr. Flynn,”

pleased they didn’t get the tickets? Was

Friday, it was time for Lightning

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 to guess

Sienna appeared, wearing her performance outfit. She looked tall and elegant,

shyly. “Am

with a smile. “Actually, I’m nervous right now. You’re just in time to