Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

Chapter 133

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This neighborhood in Jeiacrity wasn’t exactly low–end, but it certainly wasn’t high–class either, especially compared to Cedric’s family background.

Josiah parked the car and glanced at Sienna through the rearview mirror. His tone was flat. “Go ahead. He’s inside.”

As for him, he wasn’t going in. “I’ll wait here for you.”

After a pause, he added, “If you decide to stay, just give me a call or send me a text, okay?”

What if they met and couldn’t bear to part? That was entirely possible.

As he spoke, Josiah nearly bit his tongue. He shot a quick glance at Sienna, feeling an uncharacteristic surge of irritation.

“Aren’t you going yet? Hurry up.” If she didn’t go soon, he might regret it.

“Oh, okay.” Sienna was a little confused. ‘What’s going on with him? He is fine one minute and then snapping the next. His moods are all over the place,‘ she wondered.

She turned and opened the car door, stepping out. Following the address Josiah had given her, she made her way to Cedric’s place.

It was a small apartment, rented by Cedric’s college friend. There wasn’t much space, no surprise, considering Cedric’s bank card had been frozen, and he wasn’t allowed any help from relatives or friends.

Sienna took a deep breath and raised her hand to knock on the door.

“Sienna? You…” Cedric opened the door, surprised and pleased. “How did you know I was here?”

Sienna didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she smiled and said, “Aren’t you going to invite me in?”

“Oh, right.” Cedric quickly stepped aside. “Come in.”

*Sienna, have a seat…” Cedric fumbled around, heading for the fridge. “What would you like to drink?”

“No need.” Sienna shook her head. “You don’t need to worry about that. I came here to talk to you.”

“Okay.” Cedric still grabbed a bottle of water and placed it in front of Sienna.

He seemed a little nervous, giving a forced smile. “I’m only staying here temporarily.”

He hadn’t reached out to Sienna for the past couple of days. He didn’t want her to see him in such a pitiful state. But he hadn’t expected….

“Sienna,” Cedric said, hands clasped together, trying to mask his unease, “Do you know everything?”

you tell your parents that we don’t have

froze, his face turning

Hearing it from you hurts more than being kicked

She felt guilty, like she

make things worse with your parents. Go back and

heart sink. The pressure he’d been under in the

even so, he hadn’t given up. He planned to get things together in a few days and then go find

shook his head and explained, “I’m fine. I just need a little

words caught in her throat, unable to bear hearing him say it. “You’re the only son.

“Sienna…” he pleaded.

deep breath. “A good relationship should be about lifting each other up, not holding each

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directly into his clear eyes. “Cedric, I don’t want to be a burden to you. You’re the only real friend

“Sienna…” he almost cried.

brimming with tears. “Go home. I’m not worth it.

and ran out the

“Sienna!” he called out.

looking back, Sienna kept running ahead, hearing Cedric’s

was idly scrolling through his phone. He glanced up and saw Sienna and Cedric running toward

could react, Sienna opened the

Cedric continued, “Sienna…”

sharp as she barked the command

froze for

pounding on the

said through the

him, you

and shutting her eyes.

and for some reason, it made him

Josiah glanced in the rearview mirror and saw Cedric still running after them, getting smaller and

really don’t care about him?

“Drive faster,” she ordered.

Josiah wondered, ‘Alright, alright.’

and the car sped up. Slowly, Cedric’s figure

face. Josiah’s heart skipped a beat. She was

about Cedric. The thought made

you crying? If you care that much about him, you should