A Second Chance 107
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Chapterย 107 โ€œSienna,ย Cedricย murmured,ย staringย atย herย inย surprise,ย almostย mesmerizedย asย heย softlyย repeatedย herย name. โ€œHuh?โ€ย Siennaโ€™sย simileย hadnโ€™tย fadedย yet. โ€œYouโ€™veย gotย somethingย inย yourย hair,ย Cedricย said,ย raisingย hisย handย gentlyย brushย something offย theย sideย ofย herย hair. โ€œWhatย isย it?โ€ย sheย asked. Cedricย handedย itย toย her,ย andย whenย Sicunaย looked,ย sheย sawย itย wasย tiny,ย thinย glitteryย piece.ย Realizing,ย sheย said,ย โ€œOh,ย itโ€™sย justย aย decorationย fromย myย workoutย clothesโ€ Acrossย theย street,ย inย hisย Bentley,ย Josiahย silentlyย observedย thisย scene,ย hisย eyesย growingย colderย withย everyย passingย second,ย hisย gazeย slowlyย freezingย overย withย resentment, Suddenly,ย heย lookedย away.ย Zaid,ย drive.โ€ Yes,ย Mr.ย Flynn Zaidย immediatelyย startedย theย car,ย carefulย notย toย makeย aย sound. Amanย heartbrokenย wasย notย someoneย oneย wantedย toย disturb. Asย theย carย pulledย away,ย Josiahย leanedย backย inย hisย seat,ย closingย hisย eyes.ย โ€˜Itโ€™sย notย aย bigย deal,ย heย thought.ย Heย admittedย thatย recently,ย heย hadย startedย toย feelย aย littleย differentย aboutย Sienna. Letโ€™sย justย callย itย aย liking,ย heย decidedย asย heย thought.ย โ€œButย itโ€™sย justย aย liking.ย Nothingย more.ย Notย enough toย make meย loseย myย mindย overย her.ย Afterย all,ย whoย inย theย worldย canโ€™tย liveย withoutย someone? Heย didnโ€™tย believeย inย thatย kindย ofย love.ย โ€œUnwaveringย toย theย end?ย Heย scoffed.ย Thatย wasย justย aย fairyย tale. Meanwhile,ย Cedricย loweredย hisย handย andย quietlyย said,ย โ€œJosiahโ€™sย gone.โ€ โ€œReally?โ€ย Atย this,ย Siennaย letย outย aย longย breath.ย Herย nervesย hadย beenย taut,ย andย sheย hadnโ€™tย daredย toย lookย around. โ€œSo,ย canย weย leaveย now?โ€ย sheย said. Cedricโ€™sย heartย skippedย aย beat.ย Heย likedย theย wayย sheย saidย that. Heย smiledย andย nodded,ย aย bitย shy.ย โ€œYeah,ย weย can.โ€ย Heย hesitatedย forย aย moment,ย thenย added,ย โ€œSienna,ย doย youย haveย someย timeย tonight?ย Iโ€™dย likeย toย takeย youย outย forย dinner.ย Isย thatย okay?โ€ Hisย requestย heldย aย hintย ofย somethingย moreย thanย justย friendship.ย Siennaย wasnโ€™tย sureย howย toย answer.ย Ifย sheย turnedย himย down,ย itย mightย seemย aย bitย tooย cold.ย Butย ifย sheย saidย yes,ย itย mightย feelย likeย sheย wasย givingย himย falseย hope. โ€œSienna?โ€ย heย asked. Beforeย sheย couldย decide,ย aย carย pulledย upย besideย them,ย andย someoneย calledย herย name.ย Bothย ofย themย lookedย up,ย andย theย carย windowย rolledย down.ย Itย wasย Miranda. Mirandaย hadย justย comeย fromย theย hospitalย afterย visitingย Howardย andย wasย onย herย wayย backย toย theย Flynnย residence.ย Fromย aย distance,ย sheย hadย noticedย someoneย whoย lookedย likeย Sienna.ย Whenย sheย gotย closer,ย sheย sawย itย wasย reallyย her. And,ย sheย wasnโ€™tย alone.ย Mirandaโ€™sย gazeย shiftedย toย Cedricย โ€œCedric โ€œYes,ย itโ€™sย me.โ€ย Cedricย steppedย forwardย withย aย smileย andย aย slightย bow.ย โ€œMiranda,ย howย haveย youย beenย lately?โ€ Tmย goodย Mirandaย smiled,ย thoughย herย expressionย seemedย aย littleย moreย complicated. 1/3 ||| 20:46ย Mon,ย Janย b Chapterย 107 โ€œYouย twoโ€ฆโ€ย Sheย lookedย betweenย them,ย aย littleย curious.ย โ€œAreย youย aย date? Siennaย froze,ย herย lipsย partingย slightlyย inย surprise. โ€œYesโ€ย Cedricย glancedย atย her,ย answeringย forย themย both.ย โ€œMiranda,ย banksย forย yourย support.ย Siennaย andย Iย areย justย tryingย toย seeย howย thingsย goโ€ฆ โ€œAh,ย 1ย see,โ€ย Mirandaย gaveย Siennaย aย questioningย look.ย Herย cheeksย nedย pink,ย butย sheย didnโ€™tย denyย it. Inย otherย words,ย itย wasย true.ย โ€œOkay,ย thatโ€™sย nice.โ€ Mirandaย sighed,ย noddingย herย approval.ย โ€œThisย isย good.โ€ Mirandaย wasย happyย forย Siema,ย gladย thatย sheย hadย takenย thisย stepย lowever,ย Josiahโ€™sย feelingsย forย herย seemedย likeย itย hadย allย beenย inย vain. Itย wasnโ€™tย thatย Mirandaย didnโ€™tย feelย badย forย Josiah,ย butย sheย quicklyย eljustedย herย attitudeย andย smiledย warmlyย atย Sienna.ย โ€œSinceย weโ€™veย runย intoย eachย other,ย whyย donโ€™tย youย comeย backย withย me?ย Letโ€™sย haveย dinner together.ย Youย havenโ€™tย visitedย meย inย aย while.โ€ Siennaย hesitated,ย glancingย atย Cedric. โ€œWell,ย well.โ€ย Mirandaย raisedย anย eyebrow,ย teasing.ย Youย canโ€™tย bearย toย partย withย Cedric,ย huh?ย Howย aboutย this?ย Cedric,ย whyย donโ€™tย youย joinย us?ย Youย donโ€™tย mindย havingย aย littleย dateย atย myย place,ย doย you?โ€ โ€œOfย course not,โ€ย Cedricย answeredย withย aย slightย flush.ย โ€œYouโ€™reย Siennaโ€™sย elder,ย soย youโ€™reย mineย tooย  Oh,ย Iย loveย hearingย that!โ€ย Mirandaย grinned,ย givingย aย quickย orderย toย theย driver.ย โ€œQuick,ย openย theย doorย forย Sienna.โ€ โ€œMiranda,ย Iโ€™llย doย it,โ€ย Cedricย said,ย steppingย forward.ย Heย roundedย theย carย toย openย theย doorย forย Sienna,ย steadyingย herย asย sheย climbedย in.ย โ€œSienna,ย takeย itย easy. โ€œOkay,โ€ย Siennaย smiledย upย atย himย andย gotย intoย theย car. Cedricย thenย said.ย โ€œMiranda,ย Iโ€™llย driveย myself.ย Youย twoย goย ahead,ย Illย followย behindโ€ โ€œAh?โ€ย Mirandaย soundedย aย bitย embarrassedย โ€œWonโ€™tย thatย separateย youย two?โ€ โ€œItโ€™sย fine.ย Cedricย wavedย atย Sienna.ย โ€œWeโ€™llย seeย eachย otherย soon โ€œYeah,ย seeย you soon,โ€ย Siennaย said. Theย twoย exchangedย wordsย andย gestures,ย andย Mirandaย watchedย itย all,ย quietlyย marvelingย atย theย factย thatย Siennaย hadย finallyย foundย someoneย whoย trulyย likedย her. Atย theย Flynnย residence,ย Siennaย andย Cedricย joinedย Mirandaย forย dinner.ย Ifย theyย hadnโ€™tย come,ย itย wouldย haveย justย beenย Mirandaย eatingย alone. Dueย toย work,ย Josiahย rarelyย cameย homeย forย dinner,ย andย Yvetteย wasย atย theย hospitalย withย Howard Atย thatย moment,ย theย threeย ofย themย satย inย theย livingย room,ย sippingย coffeeย andย eatingย fruit.ย Mirandaย tookย aย sipย ofย herย coffee.ย โ€œCedric โ€œYes,ย Miranda?โ€ย Cedricย satย upย straight.ย Heย hadย aย feelingย Mirandaย didnโ€™tย justย callย himย hereย forย dinner. โ€œDonโ€™tย beย nervous.โ€ย Mirandaย laughedย lightlyย atย hisย stiffย postureย justย wantย toย talk โ€œOfย course.ย Miranda.ย Goย ahead,โ€ย heย said. Seeingย thatย heย didnโ€™tย relax,ย Mirandaย alsoย shiftedย herย expressionย toย somethingย moreย serious.ย โ€œNowย thatย youย andย Siennaย are Chapterย 107 together,ย thereย areย aย fewย thingsย Iย needย toย say? Mirandaย tookย Siennaโ€™sย handย inย hers.ย Tveย alwaysย treatedย en myย granddaughter,ย butย Iย knowย hersterย tha com Thereย wereย thingsย Mirandaย hadnโ€™tย said,ย butย itย didnโ€™tย meanย theย dirtย undertandย theย caredย forย Sennaย deeply,ย beย warย anyone,ย sheย hadย herย trenย biases,ย andย ultimately,ย sheย leanedย towardย protectingย herย ownย grandchan โ€œMiranda?โ€ย Siennaย froze,ย surprisedย byย herย words โ€œSienna,ย Iโ€™mย sorryย forย allย youโ€™veย beenย through,ย Mirandaย murmed,ย herย voorย slightlyย breaking,ย aย hintย ofย moistureย inย herย eyes.ย โ€œButย now,ย youย haveย Cedric Sheย turnedย toย Cedric,ย continuingย withย aย moreย seriousย tone.ย โ€œYokedย toย treatย Siennaย well,ย donโ€™tย hurtย her โ€œOfย courseโ€ย Cedricย straightenedย hisย back,ย hisย voiceย firmย โ€œYouย donโ€™tย needย toย worry,ย Mirandaโ€ courseโ€œCedric โ€œHeyย Mirandaย sighedย heavily:ย โ€œYouย twoย areย goingย toย faceย someย challenges Sheย wasย referringย toย Cedricโ€™sย family.ย Siennaโ€™sย pastย wasnโ€™tย aย problemย forย him,ย butย hisย familyย mightย notย feelย theย sameย way โ€œButย donโ€™tย worry,ย Mirandaย addedย withย aย reassuringย smile.ย โ€œYouโ€™veย gotย me.ย Iโ€™mย yourย rock,ย andย Cedric,ย ifย youย needย anything,ย donโ€™tย hesitateย toย ask.ย Iโ€™llย alwaysย haveย yourย back โ€œMirandaย Cedricย hesitated.ย Theย truthย wasย thatย theyย wereย fakingย it. Evenย ifย theyย werenโ€™t,ย heย couldย handleย thingsย withย hisย family.ย Still,ย heย appreciatedย Mirandaโ€™sย kindnewย โ€œOkay,ย thankย you,ย Mirandaโ€ โ€œDonโ€™tย mentionย it.ย Itโ€™sย theย leastย Iย canย doย Mirandaย wavedย itย off. Asย theย threeย ofย themย chatted,ย theyย heardย aย noiseย fromย theย entrance.ย Mirandaย furrowedย herย brows.ย โ€œWhoย couldย thatย beย atย thisย hour? โ€œHey,ย Grandmaย Theย voiceย cameย before theย personย did. Beforeย long,ย Josiahย appeared,ย walkingย inย withย longย strides,ย hisย faceย slightlyย flushedย fromย drinking Whenย heย sawย Siennaย andย Cedric,ย hisย lipsย curledย intoย aย halfโ€“smileย Looksย likeย weย haveย guests? Hisย toneย madeย itย soundย likeย heย didnโ€™tย knowย themย atย all. โ€œJosiahย Mirandaย quicklyย stoodย up,ย sensingย thatย somethingย wasnโ€™tย quiteย rightย withย him. ็”ฐ SENDย GIFT


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