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?"

don't tell your wife too as we both know

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

into laughter but suddenly stopped

last thing I will ask you,

few seconds before

sure to finish everything as soon as possible because I don't know and I can't promise how

dude," I said, giving him

"Just keep me updated,"

"Yeah, I will, thanks,"

I honestly 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

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SAM's POV:

the moment she walked

and smiled at the sight of

I replied shortly. "I let him

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

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

he said, I don't know but

took a long, deep breath

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

"But?"

he wasn't telling me and that's what I want to hear from him, but he just

he tell you, I mean, how

said they were all lies... edited... and he had no idea where Lucy

based on the things you've told me about that woman, I know she is the type that won't do any good. A total bitch! And

but it's too much if even the article