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.

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

buzzed. It was a message from

sold out.] The message

smiled softly. He was keeping an

Sienna: [Thank you]

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the best of luck with the performance. You’ve got this,

the other end, Cedric set his phone down, thinking for a

VIP private room

hit send, then waited for responses. Yes, Cedric

and there was no way he

ticket sales didn’t go well, he would buy up the remaining tickets himself. He

up watching the ticketing site, waiting for the clock to strike midnight, ready to grab the link. But there were

to secure a few VIP private room tickets. If he had been even a little slower,

buzzed again as the

Thomas: [Sienna’s performance?]

please show

Yosef: [Sure, I’m free.]

Cedric: [Thanks, Yosef.]

too. What about

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

[Sure. I’ve got nothing better

settled, then. Thanks

remained calm and composed, as if none of this

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

one worried about ticket sales. Josiah had preemptively asked

of these employees weren’t theater enthusiasts and had no experience

satisfied and cast a glance at Zach.

Flynn,” he

‘Why does he look so pleased they didn’t get

was time for Lightning Dance’s

at the restroom when he arrived.

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bouquet of roses, standing in the corridor that led from

As expected, Sienna appeared, wearing her performance outfit. She looked

Cedric smiled shyly. “Am

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