Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

Chapter 142

Brenda walked into the restaurant, arm in arm with a wealthy woman, both laughing and charting. They headed straight for a private dining room.

Sienna didn’t want to make a scene, so she quickly drank the orange juice despite her confusion. “Happy now?” she asked.

“Absolutely.” Nina said with a smirk. “You’re really big–hearted.” She turned away, a sly smile on her face.

girl

When Brenda glanced over, everything seemed fine. The woman with her was Queenie. Thomas’s mom. Queenie pointed at Sienna. “Is that the g

Mr. Flynn mentioned?”

“Yep Brenda nodded with a smile. “She’s got real talent. She’s going to be a big star in the Lightning Dance troupe.”

“Really?” Queenie looked relieved. That’s great. Let’s eat. Em starving”

“Let’s go, Brenda agreed

Rosie was jolted awake by some weird noises. She broke into a cold sweat, her heart pounding.

In the dead of night, Rost

She flipped on the light and saw Sienna curled up on the bed next to her, clutching her blanket. It was Sienna making those strange sounds

“Sienna.” Rosie said, leaping out of bed and rushing over. “What’s going on? Are you feeling sick?”

Sienna was drenched in sweat, her face scrunched up as she clutched her stomach. Suddenly, she shot up and dashed to the bathroom. She’d been in and out of the bathroom all night before Rosie woke up, and now she was left with painful stomach cramps.

“Sienna. I’m coming in Rosie called, pushing open the bathroom door. She handed Sienna a towel to wipe her face. “Is it a stomachache?” “Yeah” Sienna nodded, her voice barely above a whisper. She looked embarrassed. Im fine. Just leave me be

“Why be embarrassed?” Rosie asked. “You’re not feeling well. It’s not like you did this on purpose. How are you really feeling? Tell me

Sienna hesitated, wanting to downplay it, but she finally admitted, “Not good, my stomach’s cramping really badly”

tough this out, Rosie frowned and quickly got up. Tll check

Sienna said,

sometimes, Rosie said, waving it

“We have some over–the–counter medicine here. We’ll send it up right

“Great, thanks” Rosie replied.

the door and waited right outside. In a

opened, and Brenda stepped out. “Rosie, what’s

She’s been to the bathroom a bunch

stepping closer. “Let me

“Sure” Rosie

and weak. She gently touched Sienna’s forehead. “Take your medicine and get some rest. If you’re still not feeling better, let

Ms. Scott,

mention it, honey.

medicine and get some sleep. I won’t

to the room she was sharing with Queenie. Queenie had come to see Brenda’s performance but got caught

Brenda’s worried look, Queenie asked, “What’s wrong! Did something

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really bad stomachache. It’s pretty serious,

medicine doesn’t work, getting her to

“Don’t worry

back.” Queenie said when her phone rang. She looked at it, amused and exasperated, and answered, “Sweetheart, do you know what time it

bad” Thomas’s voice came from the other end. He was abroad and needed a

for ne

do it,” Queenie replied. I’m not at home:

“Oh, I see. I’ll call

not feeling great. She’s got some stomach issues Josiah

don’t think he

you think someone can just

the other end, phone in hand, deep in thought. After a while, he