Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

Chapter 402

With Joyce in his arms, Conner left the outpatient building with Sienna. To their surprise, they were stopped at the exit.

"Well, well, well," uttered Reyna, arms crossed, looking leisurely between Conner, Sienna, and Joyce. "Care to tell what's going on here?"

Sienna frowned, her heart sinking. "Why are you here?"

Conner hurriedly handed Joyce to Sienna. "Sienna, take Joyce and go. Reyna

can be a bit much; I don't want her to frighten Joyce."

"Okay." Sienna nodded. "Joyce, say goodbye to Uncle Conner."

"Bye-bye, Uncle Conner!" voiced Joyce.

"Bye-bye, Joyce," replied Conner.

Without further ado, Sienna hurried away with Joyce in her embrace.

"Hey, get back here!" Reyna immediately went after Sienna. "Stop right there! You hear me, Sienna?"

"Reyna!" Conner raised his arm to stop Reyna. "Stop it. What are you doing here?"

In hindsight, he sneered, "You tailed me."

"Yeah, so what?" Reyna was not going to deny it. Ever since the BMW incident, she had been holding a grudge. Conner had refused to admit that he had bought Sienna a car.

"Had I not tailed you, you'd have kept lying and never owned up." Reyna pointed in the direction Sienna had gone. "How do you explain yourself now? Didn't you say nothing was going on between you two?"

"Look at yourself." Conner frowned and shook his head. "Why wouldn't I tell you the truth? Because I knew this would happen. Do you even see Sienna as your sister?"

"She's not!" Reyna retorted, her chin held high. "We don't share the same mother. How can she ever be my sister?"

"You..." Conner pursed his lips with anger. "You can't even tell right from wrong! This is exactly why I told you nothing!"

He grabbed Reyna's wrist and continued, "Quit making a scene here. We're going home."

"Fine by me! As if I'm scared of you," stated Reyna.

*****

"Get inside," ordered Conner.

as Conner shoved her through

How could you be so gentle and considerate to

precisely because I'm human that I'm gentle and considerate to her,"

Reyna hollered, "Conner, you—"

down the stairs. "I could hear you

to Tania, clinging to Tania's arm and pointing at Conner. "I caught

kept an eye on him and secretly

frowned, looking at Conner skeptically. "Conner, is that

rubbed his forehead

that, Mom? I don't care since he bought

snapped at Reyna. "Stop making

Reyna was astonished, her eyes welling up on the spot. "Why

could not be bothered. "I'll tell you later." She then turned to Conner and asked with narrowed eyes, "Conner, why did you go to the

the surgery after the last car accident a big success?' she

if you're ill, why did you go to the hospital with Sienna? She must have

as a headache assailed him. Never did he expect things to go

fool me. Sienna

Swnov

Reyna suddenly remembered something. "That's right. That bitch Sienna was carrying a kid!

and shouted, "That kid called Conner

Conner sounded furious. "Sienna is your

sister." His expression seemed taut as he struggled to control himself. "What's wrong with me taking care of

know better than anyone how Reyna and I came into this world, and how our family

finished speaking, he bolted

footing. Gazing at Conner's retreating figure, she was

and had raised painstakingly. To think that Conner would talk to her

yetted at Conner's back, then rushed over and tugged at Tanja. "Mom, if he won't get

off already!" Tania shook off Reyna, exasperated.

you care about."

least expected Conner to be so protective of Sienna. A heavy sense

turn, was

fury. Not

for herself, but she was even given an earful all morning. To