One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 172: Something is off

LUKE's POV: "Dude,"

I was stopped from opening the door of my car when I heard Dale's voice behind me. I closed it with a heavy sigh before turning to him.

"What happened?" he asked, patting me on the shoulder.

"She didn't believe me," I replied, letting out another long, deep sigh.

"She didn't--- but why? Do you want me to talk to her?"

"No, bro, thanks, but no, please, I don't want her to get a wrong impression when you talk to her because she might for sure ask why so suddenly you turned to my side." I hardly shook my head as I talk to him. "Ohh... so you mean, you didn't tell her the truth that you had an accident in Saudi Arabia and you stayed in the hospital for almost a month, so you haven't been able to call her for the past few months?" "No," I shook my head again.

Actually, he too was so mad at me when he saw me get out of my car and he almost killed me as he choked me to death earlier. I just had to tell him the truth because I wasn't ready to die without seeing his sister. "But why? She also has the right to know the truth, especially now she thought that you cheated on her!"

"I know, but I don't want her to worry, Dale! I have to fix this f**cking mess first and find the persons involved and after that, I will tell her everything."

"So, you will just let her mad at you and think that you really cheated on her again?"

"Yes, I will have to endure her wrath and see her in tears for a while, so she wouldn't worry about this matter. I still have no idea where that article came from so, I think it's better to be this way. The less information she has, the fewer worries I have to carry around as I sort everything out.

"But dude---"

"You know your sister, Dale, and you know how stubborn sometimes she can be. She won't stop until she finds out everything and I don't want her to worry about it anymore. So, I have to ask you a favor..."

"Oh, come on, I think I already knew that favor! You're going to ask me not to tell her what happened to you in Saudi Arabia, am I right?"

"Yes, you're right, but I wasn't referring to your sister because I know you won't really tell her about it."

"Huh?"

tell your wife too as we both know they are best

everything, just please don't ask me to lie to my wife! Haha...

at his reaction. "I'm not asking you to lie, I'm just asking you to keep it a secret for a while, that's just it! It's not lying and come on, of course, I know Jack and she won't eat you alive for

made me burst into laughter but suddenly stopped when gave me

would be the last

for a few

soon as possible because I don't know and I can't promise how

I said, giving him a

"Just keep me updated,"

"Yeah, I will, thanks,"

to fix this mess, but I won't be coming back here until the persons involved paid

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SAM's POV:

to speak?" Jack questioned the moment she walked into my room that night

reading and smiled at the sight of the little

let him talk like

she sat down at the edge of the bed after

God! Why did you do that?" the look in her eyes showed dismay and confusion at

felt something was off from the words he said, I don't know but he seemed to be

a long, deep breath before I

everything that he said, but..." I paused as I took

"But?"

he wasn't telling me and that's what I want to hear

he tell you, I mean, how

all lies... edited... and he had no idea where Lucy

that woman, I know she is the type that won't

but it's too much if even the article in the newspaper in Saudi is