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.

really cheat on you, Sam. They were all lies. I just made

head. To say the shock I felt was an understatement it left me speechless for a moment and

Have you gone insane?" The first question I blurted out after a

and your relationship,

as I remembered how Luke tried to explain himself to me these past few days but I didn't give him the chance to do so. "Those photos... I had a friend who worked at a media

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 us?" "I'm sorry, Sam, I know it was all wrong that's why

at her. "Do you hear yourself, right now, huh? How can you make them right

lowered her head and apologized again for I don't know how many times since earlier... I

you

"I came here of my own will and he didn't talk to me." she bit her lower lip as she now began to shed tears. "He didn't know I was here and he

"No, Sam---"

conscience

my father's life to your boyfriend," "What do you mean?" I

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

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

three days later, Dad had a heart attack while driving. He intended to run away and leave with the money he stole from the company, but because he was having a heart attack, he got into an accident the same day. His car collided with a ten-wheeler truck." "Oh,

there were policemen on patrol that day, so he was immediately rushed to the hospital. So far he is still in a coma and the doctors have not been able to answer when he will wake up or if he will ever

how and why did you say

is still paying

loss for words at

she held my hand that was resting on the table tried to take it back but I was stopped by her next words. "Luke loves you more than anything in this world. I know it. He didn't do anything to hurt you and he didn't cheat on you... he never did when

happened to our relationship," I replied nonchalantly, taking my hand out of her

is one more thing you should know about him, I mean, about what happened to him when he was in the

accident

I straightened my seat. "What do you mean he had an accident? What happened to