One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 168: Her doubts

"I'm sorry, I'm late," I looked at Dana as I apologized for being late the next morning.

"No, it's fine, dear, I understand."

I put my bag on the table and sighed at the same time.

"Is there any progress?" She asked, giving me a cup of hot coffee.

But I just replied with a sad smile as I shook my head.

"Ohh... don't worry, he would certainly call you maybe one of these days," she patted me on the shoulder.

"Yeah, I just hope so,"

"How about asking his parents, have you tried it already?"

"Nope, I don't want to startle them with this news, but I will definitely call them once I find out what really is going on with Luke."

"Well, I agree, but I just hope you ask that man for an acceptable reason!"

"I will, Dana, I will!" I emphasized the last two words. "I just hope this time that I'm wrong and what I've been thinking since yesterday is wrong!" I formed my fists as the thought of that horrible idea came again into my mind.

"Don't think too much, Sam. I know he surely has a reason why he hasn't called you,"

And since today is Saturday, we have a double number of customers so, I decided to help our staff serving them. It's one of the great ways I could stop thinking of Luke even just for a day.

But I was just about to walk back to the counter after serving orders when I heard the sound of the door chimes. I slowly turned around to greet our new guest or guests maybe, but my smile automatically left my lips when I recognized who had entered the glass door. It's Lucy.

Yes, it's Lucy, Luke's former trainee, and employee. She walked slowly and seductively in my direction.

"Hi, Sam," she flushed me a fake smile. Yeah, I know it's fake because it hasn't even reached her ears.

And since she was still a customer despite her intentions of going to the cafe, I greeted her anyway with the same smile she gave me.

it has been so

right, my schedules have been so hectic lately and

as she sat down on

I just got back from our business meeting in the Middle East and oh, God, I'm sure you wouldn't want to know what

company although she was in the PR department. And seeing the smug smile that instantly curled up against her lips, made me realize that she was just provoking my mood. "Aw, if you say so," I just smiled and shrugged at the same time, pretending I wasn't interested in what she was saying. "Well, if you'll excuse me, I still have work to do.

about to turn around and leave her when

you don't have to be that

I don't know

the crap, Samantha, I know you dislike

that," I smiled,

at me for a few seconds

where is your boyfriend? Hasn't he arrived yet from their meeting in Saudi

but her eyes instantly lit up after saying the word

I'm sure he hasn't

why are you still asking when you already know

why he doesn't come back yet? I have information about him

I have no time for

still have something to

as I took

how much you hate me, but I'm sure you will hate

out of her bag and gave it to me with the most

this?"

"A newspaper, darling,"

tried to calm my nerves before asking

it's a newspaper, but what I'm asking is that what am I gonna do

my dear, at least not now. Later when you read it." she said slowly shaking her head. "Because what you're going to read from one of the articles in that newspaper is shittier than the

are you really doing here, Lucy? Did you just suddenly decide to come here to give me this nonsense

Tsk. Why don't you start reading it now? I'm sure you will come back in front of me after discovering the truth," she smirked, but since I know that my string of patience towards this bitch is now getting thinner and

curious about what she's talking about and

to the office,

is... not real..." These were the only words that left my mouth when my eyes landed on the bold-faced article on

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