One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 178: The Revelation

"So what do you want to tell me?" I asked her the moment I sat down across her seat inside the coffee shop. I've already ordered some drinks and pastries before walking to her chosen table.

She lowered her gaze and I frowned when she sighed.

"Sam..." Fidgeting her fingers, she then started opening her mouth but then stopped and sighed again.

"I won't eat you, I'm not a monster, Lucy," I tried to throw a joke to lighten her mood because I noticed how tense she was in her seat.

"I'm sorry for all the things I've done to you..."

I took a deep breath. I didn't expect to hear those words from her.

"If you're only here to apologize, then I forgive you. The damage has been done and there is nothing I can do about it anymore."

"No! You should fix your relationship!"

I blinked in a slight shock when her voice came a little bit louder. She even straightened her body as she looked at me with those big round eyes.

"What are you talking about?" I asked her, wry smile immediately slipped from my lips. "How am I supposed to be able to fix it when it's already been broken --- when you've already broken it?" Even though it sounded like a joke, the sarcasm can still be heard from it. "I'm sorry," She apologized again, looking down at her fingers... again.

"Why don't you just tell me what you want or what you wanted to say so we can already talk it out? Oh, wait--- what do you have this time? Don't tell me you now have a video?"

"No, Sam, actually, I'm here to apologize," I raised an eyebrow. "Sam, it's all my fault," she stated making me stare at her with a deep frown. "Those pictures and all the things I said at the café were all lies."

My mouth dropped in mid-air as I tried to take a deep breath. My mind was still processing what she had said when she added the following lines.

didn't cheat on you... Luke didn't really cheat on you, Sam. They were all lies. I

felt was an understatement it left me speechless for a

question I blurted out after

jealous of you and

my mouth with my hand as my lips began to quiver. Tears formed around my eyes as I remembered how Luke tried to explain himself to me these past few days but I didn't give him the chance

table as I yelled her name. I tried to swallow the lump that had formed in my throat but it was so hard when my heart was screaming Luke's name. "How dare you? How could you do this to

you hear yourself, right now, huh? How can you make them right when you haven't done anything right

say anything. She just lowered her head and apologized again for I don't know how many times

tell me... did he ask you

talk to me." she bit her lower lip as she now began to shed tears. "He didn't know I was here and he didn't know that I was going to talk to you." "Then what

"No, Sam---"

conscience start eating you

to your boyfriend,"

father and Luke have been business partners for two years since Luke expanded his business in the Philippines, But two weeks ago Luke discovered that Dad had been embezzling a lot of money from the products they sell and using it in some

his anger worsened when he also found out about the things I've done and the lies I've told you. And in payment for everything dad owed him, Luke took dad's shares and because he was addicted to gambling, all he was left with was some money in the bank and the house my mom inherited

day. His car collided with a ten-wheeler truck." "Oh, my!" I gasped, my mouth hanging in mid-air in shock. Even though I know what they had done was something we couldn't

still in a coma

and

paid and is still paying for my father's

loss

than anything in this world.

are to blame for what happened to our relationship," I replied nonchalantly, taking my hand out

what happened to him when he was

an accident when he

seat. "What do you mean he had an