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.

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

buzzed. It was a message from

out.]

He was keeping an eye on it

Sienna: [Thank you]

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luck with the performance. You’ve got

the other end, Cedric set his phone down, thinking for a moment, then opened a group chat and

Lightning Dance performance, VIP

waited for responses.

no way he wasn’t going to support her during her first

that if ticket sales didn’t go well, he would buy up the

he had miscalculated. Last night, he had stayed up watching the ticketing site, waiting for the clock to strike midnight, ready to grab the

tickets. If he had been even a little slower, those might have slipped

as the group

Thomas: [Sienna’s performance?]

[Yes, please

Yosef: [Sure, I’m free.]

Cedric: [Thanks, Yosef.]

What about Mr. Flynn? Why so

in one hand and sipping coffee with the other. He smirked faintly, unimpressed,

I’ve got nothing

then. Thanks

calm and composed, as

employees I contacted couldn’t get tickets. Only a handful managed

had preemptively asked

of these employees weren’t theater enthusiasts and had no experience buying tickets for such

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 overtime

Flynn,” he

help but wonder. ‘Why does he look so pleased they didn’t get the tickets? Was

Friday, it was time for

made a quick stop at the restroom when he

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

performance outfit. She

shyly.

at all.” Sienna shook her head with a smile. “Actually, I’m