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 anything

froze, his face

more than

for a moment. She felt guilty, like she was the one

her lips and speaking gently, “Don’t make things worse with your parents. Go back and talk to them. They only

Cedric felt his heart sink. The pressure he’d been under in

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

worried about me, right?” Cedric quickly shook his head and explained, “I’m fine. I just need a little time to get back on my feet. With my education, I’ll

bear hearing him say it. “You’re the only

“Sienna…” he pleaded.

finish,” Sienna said, taking a deep breath. “A good relationship should be about lifting each other up, not holding

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

“Sienna…” he almost cried.

eyes brimming with tears. “Go home. I’m not worth it. I won’t be

that, she turned and ran

“Sienna!” he called out.

looking back, Sienna kept running ahead, hearing

up and saw Sienna and Cedric running

going on?‘ Josiah wondered. Before he could react, Sienna opened the passenger door and

Cedric continued, “Sienna…”

was visibly upset, her voice sharp as she barked the command at

froze for

caught up, pounding on the car window.

through the window, but he watched Sienna

him, you

her ears and shutting her

spoken to this way before, and for some

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

“You really don’t care about him? So, what did you two

“Drive faster,” she ordered.

Josiah wondered, ‘Alright, alright.’

the car

cover her face. Josiah’s heart skipped a

crying, that meant she really cared about Cedric. The thought made Josiah feel uneasy, and his bad mood flared up

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