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?"

you to please don't tell your wife too as we both know

me to lie to

secret for a while, that's just it! It's not lying and come on, of course, I know Jack and she won't

made me burst into laughter but suddenly stopped when

the last thing I will ask

for a few seconds before taking a

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

said, giving

"Just keep me updated,"

"Yeah, I will, thanks,"

don't know how long it will take me to fix this mess, but I won't be coming back here until the persons involved paid for

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SAM's POV:

the chance to speak?" Jack questioned the moment she walked into my room that night with her baby

I was reading and smiled at the sight of the

shortly. "I let

bed after putting Ashley down. "Don't tell me you broke up with him?" "Nope," I shook

in her eyes showed dismay and confusion at the

the words he said, I don't know but he seemed to be hiding something," "What do you mean---

long, deep breath before I started

in fact, I believed everything that he said, but..."

"But?"

I felt like there was something he wasn't telling me and that's

did he tell you, I mean, how did

lies... edited... and he had no idea

woman, I know she is the type that won't do any good. A total bitch! And I

too much if even the