One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 171: I won't give up

"Sam, Luke is here,"

I held my breath as I stared at Jack for a few seconds. I was preparing my daughter's chocolate muffins when she walked into the kitchen with mixed hesitation and worry in her voice. "Sam?"

It took me a few more seconds to speak as I don't know exactly what to feel at that moment. My heart screamed inside in excitement, but then as soon as I remember what he did, anger instantly took over. "What is he doing here?" I asked sternly and gripped the pot holder tightly.

"Maybe he found out you're not in the Philippines and maybe he heard what happened from Dana," she shrugged.

"I don't want to talk to him nor do I want to see him!" I said turning around to face the oven.

"Sam, you still need to talk to him about what happened." she followed me inside the kitchen counter.

"That was what your husband told me yesterday, but my answer is still no, I won't talk to him, Jack! I've had enough of his lies and I can't take it anymore!" I hardly shook my head.

"Okay, fine, but what if all the photos that Lucy showed you in the Philippines were all edited and the newspaper she handed you was fake?"

"It can't be because I saw the same article on the internet the next day after Lucy went to the cafe."

"What if everything was planned, Sam? Are you just going to let him go without knowing the truth?" "Jackeline, I am your best friend and you should be on my side and not him!"

"Yes, you're my best friend, that's why I'm helping and telling you right now to make the right decision!"

I turned silent for a while.

"And what right decision are you referring to? Talking to him? Listening to him? What if right now I asked him the truth and he told me they were all true?"

"Yeah, what if you asked him right now and he told you they were all lies? What are you going to do?"

"Jack!" I exclaimed as she just asked me back with the opposite question.

"He and your brother were now talking, so I ran over here to tell you to at least listen to what he was going to say,"

I didn't say anything, well, I chose not to respond and close my mouth to end the conversation. And when I heard the oven timer, I turned around to get the hot muffins.

I was about to let out a sigh of relief because I thought that since she had stopped talking, she already had left the kitchen, and yeah, maybe what I thought was right, but the next voice I heard was no longer hers and it made me stop and gasp in silence. "Sam," It was from Luke.

spot for I don't know how long, closing my eyes tightly, trying to calm my heart that was now hammering inside my ribcage. Because even though I already felt the anger and dismay in my head, I still couldn't get the excitement out of my heart. It seemed like the more I said that I'm mad at him, that I hate him, the more I felt that

"Sam,"

always be like that. I can't always be the submissive type who

doing here?" I asked without even bothering to glance at

we

that we need to talk about," I continued to give him a cold shoulder, but then I heard

please you need to

a little

explain," he pleaded, the look in his eyes almost making me lose my sanity but I slapped myself

Williams? I've been waiting for you for the past two months to hear your damn explanation but

I need you to listen

in front

going to the kitchen, I decided to open the door that connects the kitchen to the swimming pool and immediately

me but I

I haven't called or texted you in the

you sure it has only been weeks since you stopped calling

true! I never stopped thinking about you

months--- two months, Luke Marcuz

way, I never intended to lose contact with you, it's just that, something happened at the site and we had to move there to supervise the ongoing construction. It was a remote area and we couldn't get any signal, so I can't call you---" "Well, I don't believe you! Because if it was true, can't you even find a way to

- I..." He stopped, he hadn't even started what he was going to

know how worried I was

vision, and a few seconds after, they were like a river flowing continuously down my face. Well, maybe because of anger and relief I felt

knew the reason and you don't have to explain anymore," I said and didn't wait for him to open his mouth as I turned

grab my

touch me again! I don't want to be your mistress, Mr. Williams, and God--- I don't want to repeat my stupid

that news, he

Why were your names all over the internet and for God's sake, why were you pictured kissing that woman--- that model--- whoever that model

back to the city and the first thing I did was to call you in the Philippines and when I couldn't reach you, I tried to call Caleb and there, he told me everything. Even though I really wanted to fix the issue first or to face that f**cking news, I immediately flew to Los Angeles

didn't say anything. I just remained staring at him as I wiped my tears. I don't know but I feel like something was missing in his words... in his emotion as he was saying those lines. I also couldn't

his eyes pleading as he looked

at that moment. And I looked straight into

I shook my head. "I don't know if I

"Sweetheart, please---"

if I can continue to be