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.

standing on a great stage now–if she didn’t make a name for herself,

buzzed. It was

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

He was keeping an

Sienna: [Thank you]

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the best of luck with the performance. You’ve

down, thinking for a moment, then opened

[This Friday, Lightning Dance performance, VIP private room tickets, who

then waited for responses. Yes, Cedric had bought

was pursuing Sienna, and there was no way he wasn’t going to support her

original 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

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

he only managed to secure a few VIP private room tickets. If he had been even a little slower, those might have

phone buzzed again as the group chat

Thomas: [Sienna’s performance?]

[Yes, please show your

Yosef: [Sure, I’m free.]

Cedric: [Thanks, Yosef.]

about Mr.

being called out, was holding his phone in one hand and sipping coffee with the other.

got

then. Thanks

Josiah’s expression remained calm and composed, as if none

employees

the only one worried about ticket sales. Josiah had preemptively asked Zach to arrange for Flynn Group employees to purchase tickets,

theater enthusiasts and had

glance at Zach. “No problem. Tell them

Flynn,”

they

it was time for Lightning Dance’s

Josiah made a quick stop at the restroom when he arrived. On his way back, he ran into

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in the corridor that led from backstage to the main hall. There was no need to guess who they

performance outfit. She looked tall and elegant,

smiled shyly.

all.” Sienna shook her head with a smile. “Actually, I’m nervous right now. You’re just in