Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

Chapter 395

After hanging up the phone, Howard carried the medicine and water upstairs to find Miranda. "Grandma, it's me, Howard," he said.

"Come in," Miranda said, leaning against the headboard. She was wearing reading glasses and holding a book.

"Grandma, it's time to take your medicine," Howard said and handed her the medicine and water.

Miranda has recovered physically since Josiah left the Flynn residence, but her spirits remained low.

"Alright," Miranda said and took the medicine.

Howard, remembering Josiah's request, said, "Grandma, don't stay cooped up at home all day. Go have some afternoon tea with your friends or take a walk."

Miranda waved her hand and said, "You think it's that easy to find a like-minded confidant?"

Howard nodded and said, "That's true. You and Fiona got along well. It's a pity she passed away so early."

Miranda sighed deeply, "Yes. It's been ten years since Fiona passed away."

Howard said calmly, "Grandma, when you adopted Sienna, was there really no one else in her family she could rely on?"

Miranda paused for a moment, her expression cold. She replied, "Hmph, there were, but it's no different than if they were gone."

Howard said in surprise, "I was just asking. Does Sienna really have other relatives? Who are they?"

"They are not worth mentioning," Miranda said with a disgusted look.

"Since we're on the topic, Grandma, tell me. I won't tell anyone," Howard said.

Miranda glanced at Howard and sighed softly, "Fine. There's no harm in telling you. Although Sienna's mother is gone, her father is still alive.

But that father of hers is utterly useless. That's why I never mentioned him all these years, treating him as if he were dead."

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When his

began, unable to hold back his sympathy, "Mm. Sienna is

tightened. He asked, "Why do you

Her father is still alive. After Fiona's death, Sienna went to find her father, hoping

her only remaining family. She was just fifteen, a minor, still in

want her and threw her out," Howard

shut his eyes tightly. His lips pressed together as he spat out two words.

Grandma saw how pitiful she was and took her in for Fiona's sake," Howard said. After finishing, even someone as composed as Howard couldn't help but

said, "Sienna suffered too much. Josiah, be good to her. She treated us as siblings, yet we haven't shown her, our sister, enough

Josiah answered, feeling a lump in his

sent a message: [Sienna's biological father, Larry Fischer, Professor

"Larry Fischer," Josiah enunciated

.n

had heard it somewhere before. He quickly

found it. In the information about Conner that Zach had sent, Conner's

Josiah said, "It's him."

had asked Zach to investigate Conner, Zach had only done a simple background check and hadn't delved into

hand to his forehead, his head buzzing with

was cruel enough to abandon Joyce. But that wasn't the case. It was probably

was Joyce's uncle. His bone marrow was likely a match. Even if it

match, it was at

Josiah felt a

his spine

out a cigarette, lit it,

drag. Josiah

for over a decade.

remember their first

only vaguely remember that Sienna looked the same as she did now, with her long hair, shyly greeting him and Howard. That was it. There was nothing

and

day he would regret this. For ten years, he never took her seriously. All he cared about

received a text from Yvette: [When will you be back? I made your favorite dishes, waiting to have dinner with