One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 94: Luke as a father

~~~How can I get you to see that I'm falling apart since you've been gone? I can never be sure I could never let go, your love is much too strong. When I dream about you, that's when everything's alright. You're in my arms, here next to me, forever. When I dream about you, girl you never go away. Just close my eyes, wait for my dreams, 'cause I still love loving you~~~

-Stevie B.-

"What is going on here and why there were so many children? Where are their parents or their guardians?" Jack asked me as soon as she got back from their early morning meeting with our new supplier of ingredients we use to make cakes and pastries. "Well---" but I was just opening my mouth when she spoke again.

"And what is your ex-husband doing here? I mean what is he doing with the kids?" She asked pointing to Luke who was laughing with the kids at the moment.

"That's what I'm going to say, he brought these kids. They were from one of the foundations that their company was helping and according to him tomorrow is their foundation day." I said with a shrug.

"Okay, so what is the connection of the foundation day of these kids with your ex-husband and why did he bring them here?"

"He said he wanted to help them relax as they have activities for the whole day tomorrow."

"Wow! A perfect example of a concerned citizen and good samaritan in one, but wasn't a perfect husband." She rolled her eyes.

"Jackeline!" My head snapped at her.

"Oops! I'm sorry, I couldn't help my mouth."

I stared at her for a few seconds as she continued to smile like an idiot. It's as if I didn't know he mentioned it intentionally.

But later on, I sighed, thinking about changing the subject.

"Anyway, how did your meeting with the new supplier go?"

"Well, they have decided to give us extra discounts in addition to the previous discounts they were giving us in each of our order!" She squealed that it made me jump in excitement as well.

"Wow! That's great! A piece of great news!" And we shared a high five, but then she immediately added...

"Girl, in case you didn't know, I used my charm to make Mister Tan agreed to what I asked him."

"Oh, gosh! Don't tell me you sell your body?"

used my charm

to work." I said laughing at her. "And congratulations on

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a three-layer chocolate cake. I just asked Patrick's help instead of Luke as I don't want to have a conversation with him...again. But when the afternoon came, my eyebrows knitted as

reaction when he walked over to the counter and pretended to ask him

chosen drinks from our today's menu?" I asked as I smiled

the usual." He nodded and returned my smile. "But it's for take

prepare his usual drinks when he called

"Yes, Sir?"

handed me the white card

asked not looking at him but at the card in my

"Just open it."

and decided to open it, and my mouth hung

a thank you

it to me this afternoon and

message and I couldn't help the tears that formed in

new friend,

them and I love the cake too. How I wish I had a mother like you who can give me gifts and large

at the moment, but I couldn't help but

parents were separated, she still didn't feel as empty

at that moment to take them and be all my children to make them feel the love and of

have

long have you been helping

hung for a few seconds, but he smiled eventually and answered

count the years that we've been helping them, I think it's going five this

"So it's just recently."

"Yup."

you helping such foundation

"Hmm... maybe because those

that most of them have their family members or relatives supporting them through their journey and in

moment, he got 75 percent of my appreciation. I agree with his

again with that simple conversation. I didn't even notice that we started talking about a topic that we both agreed for the very first time. "Thanks, Sam." He