A Second Chance 113
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Chapterย 113 Seeingย thatย Keylaย wasย onย theย vergeย ofย tears,ย Yvetteย couldnโ€™tย helpย butย feelย surprised.ย โ€œWhatโ€™sย goingย on?ย Takeย yourย timeย andย explain.โ€ โ€œYvette,ย itโ€™sย likeย thisโ€ฆย rememberย whenย Iย accidentallyย steppedย onย yourย footย thatย day?โ€ย Keylaย hesitatedย forย aย momentย beforeย sheย startedย explainingย theย businessย troubleย withย theย Gibsonย family. โ€œMr.ย Flynnย isย doingย thisย toย getย backย atย you.ย Canย youย talkย toย himย forย me?ย Askย himย toย letย myย familyย offย theย hook,ย please?โ€ย sheย added. Yvetteย wasย stunned.ย Josiahย wasย actuallyย makingย thingsย difficultย forย theย Gibsonย family. Keylaย thoughtย itย wasย becauseย ofย her,ย butย Yvette hadย aย feelingย thatย wasnโ€™tย quiteย right. Yvetteย keptย herย faceย expressionless.ย โ€œYouโ€™reย overthinkingย this,ย Josiah isย neverย oneย toย mixย businessย withย personalย matters. โ€œThisย isย justย partย ofย theย businessย arrangement,ย andย itย hasย nothingย toย doย withย you.ย Ifย youโ€™reย lookingย forย answers,ย youย shouldย lookย atย yourย fatherย andย brothers.โ€ โ€œReally?โ€ย Keylaย frowned,ย stillย notย quiteย convinced. โ€œReally.โ€ย Yvetteย nodded.ย โ€œIย knowย himย well.โ€ โ€œIsย thatย so?โ€ย Keylaย seemedย aย littleย lost,ย unsureย whatย toย think.ย โ€œIsย itย reallyย notย my fault โ€œYes,ย really,โ€ย Yvetteย reassuredย her.ย โ€œDonโ€™tย takeย theย blameย forย somethingย thatโ€™sย not yourย fault.ย Howย toย handleย thisย situationย isย notย somethingย youย needย toย worryย about.โ€ โ€œYeah,ย youโ€™reย right,โ€ย Keylaย murmured,ย clearlyย persuaded.ย โ€œIย understandย now.โ€ Afterย seeingย Keylaย off,ย Yvetteโ€™sย expressionย darkened.ย Sheย thoughtย forย aย moment,ย thenย pickedย upย herย phoneย andย calledย Josiah โ€œHey,ย Yvette?โ€ย Josiahย soundedย aย littleย distracted.ย โ€œWhatโ€™sย up?ย Iโ€™veย gotย toย wrapย thisย upย soon,ย soย makeย itย quick.โ€ โ€œAlright.โ€ย Yvetteย didnโ€™tย beatย aroundย theย bush.ย โ€œWhatโ€™sย goingย onย withย theย Gibsonย family?ย Whatย didย youย meanย byย that?โ€ Josiahย wasย surprised.ย โ€œHowย didย youย findย outย aboutย this?โ€ โ€œKeylaย cameย toย meย forย help.ย Yvetteย sighed,ย aย bitย helpless.ย โ€œSheโ€™sย justย aย kid.ย Whyย areย youย makingย troubleย forย her,ย Josiah?ย Canโ€™tย youย justย letย itย go?โ€ Josiahย pausedย forย aย momentย beforeย firmlyย declining.ย โ€œSorry,ย Yvette,ย Iย canโ€™tย doย thatโ€ โ€œWhyย not?โ€ย Yvetteย wasย takenย aback,ย herย angerย rising.ย โ€œIsย thisย aboutย Siennal Josiahย didnโ€™tย answer. โ€œHumph.โ€ย Yvetteย sneered.ย โ€œSoย thatโ€™sย it?ย Justย becauseย Keylaย saidย someย harshย wordsย aboutย her?ย Youโ€™reย goingย toย makeย herย payย for Yesย Toย herย surprise,ย Josiahย interruptedย herย andย admittedย it. Yvelleย wasย stunnedย forย aย moment.ย โ€œYouโ€ โ€œYvette,โ€ย Josiahย sighedย deeply,ย hisย voiceย heavy.ย โ€œTheย thingsย Keylaย saidย aboutย Siennaย wereย allย becauseย ofย me.ย Iโ€™veย beenย standingย upย forย Sienna,ย shouldnโ€™tย I?โ€ 1/3 20:48ย  Mon,ย Jan Chapterย 113 โ€œYouโ€ฆย youโ€ฆย Yvetteย wasย tooย dockedย toย formย aย coherentย response โ€œIโ€™mย busyย rightย now. Iย haveย toย go.โ€ย Andย withย that,ย heย hungย up. Yvetteย staredย atย herย phone,ย aย sharpย painย throbbingย inย herย head.ย Sheย chuckledย bitterly.ย โ€œHumph.ย Soย nowย youโ€™reย regrettingย it?โ€ Noย oneย wouldย haveย thoughtย thatย Josiahย wouldย everย feelย regret.ย Becauseย heย hadnโ€™tย treatedย Siennaย wellย enough,ย heย nowย regrettedย it. โ€œButย whatย goodย isย regret?ย sheย wondered.ย Yvetteย didnโ€™tย understandย Regretย wasย calledย regretย becauseย itย cameย fromย theย past.ย Itย wasย useless,ย soย itย wasย whatย madeย itย regretful. Downstairs,ย Cedricย openedย theย carย doorย andย helpedย Siennaย out. โ€œThanks.โ€ย Sheย smiled.. โ€œYouโ€™reย welcome,โ€ย saidย Cedric. Becauseย ofย Sienna,ย Cedricย hadnโ€™tย beenย ableย toย visitย Howardย lastย me.ย Theyย hadย madeย plansย toย comeย togetherย today. Whenย theyย arrivedย atย theย hospitalย room,ย Howardย hadย justย wokenย upย fromย hisย nap,ย andย Yvetteย wasย helpingย himย drinkย someย water.ย Sinceย Howardย stillย hadย difficultyย swallowing,ย someย ofย theย waterย spilledย fromย theย cornerย ofย hisย mouth,ย wettingย hisย clothes.ย  Howardย furrowedย hisย brows,ย hisย faceย pale. Itโ€™sย okay.ย Yvelles immediatelyย stoodย up,ย grabbingย aย towelย toย wipeย himย off.ย โ€œDoย youย stillย wantย toย drinkย someย more?โ€ Howardย shookย hisย head,ย unwillingย toย drinkย anymore. โ€œJustย waitย aย minute.โ€ย Yvette turnedย andย wentย toย theย wardrobeย toย grabย aย cleanย shirt.ย Sheย returned,ย adjustedย theย bedย toย raiseย theย head,ย andย thenย beganย unbuttoningย Howardโ€™sย shirt. Sheย explainedย asย sheย worked,ย โ€œWearingย wetย clothesย isnโ€™tย comfortable.ย Letโ€™sย getย youย intoย somethingย clean She didnโ€™tย callย forย aย caregiver.ย Instead,ย sheย carefullyย removedย hisย dampย clothesย andย replacedย themย withย aย freshย shirt.ย Afterย slippingย oneย sleeveย on,ย sheย movedย behindย Howard,ย slidingย herย handsย underย hisย armpitsย andย fasteningย theย shirtย aroundย hisย back.ย โ€œOne,ย two,ย threeโ€ฆโ€ Withย aย deepย breath,ย sheย liftedย himย intoย aย sittingย position,ย usingย theย opportunityย toย smoothย theย shirtย downย hisย back,ย thenย helpedย himย lieย backย downย andย slippedย theย secondย sleeveย on. โ€œThereย weย go,โ€ย Yvetteย saidย afterย finishing.ย Herย faceย wasย flushedย fromย theย effort. Asย sheย fastenedย theย buttons,ย sheย continued,ย โ€œIย knowย youย donโ€™tย likeย theย caregiversย seeingย youย likeย this,ย butย itโ€™sย fineย inย frontย ofย me,ย right?ย See? Iย canย doย itย all byย myself.โ€ Howardย loweredย hisย gazeย andย watchedย herย silently. Outsideย theย door,ย Siennaย hadย witnessedย theย entireย scene.ย Herย womanโ€™sย intuitionย toldย herย thatย Yvetteโ€™sย feelingsย forย Howardย wereย real.ย Sheย trulyย likedย him, Then,ย Siennaย couldnโ€™tย understandย whyย Yvetteย harmedย herย backย then. Theย childย wasย Howardโ€™s.ย Ifย heย didnโ€™tย wakeย up,ย thatย childย wouldย beย theย onlyย thingย Howardย leftย behindย forย Yvette. Wouldย Yvetteย reallyย sacrificeย theirย child justย toย hurtย me?ย Siennaย wondered.ย Thatย doesnโ€™tย seemย toย makeย sense,ย doesย it? โ€œTheyย seemย toย beย okayย now.โ€ย Cedricย raisedย hisย handย andย knockedย onย theย door. 2/3 Chapterย 113 โ€œCome in,โ€ย Yvetteย said. โ€œSienna,ย letโ€™sย goย in,ย Cedrieย said. โ€œOkay.โ€ย Siennaย replied. 62% Theyย enteredย theย room,ย whereย Yvetteย wasย sittingย byย theย bed,ย trimningย Howardโ€™sย nails.ย Sheย lookedย upย atย them.ย โ€œCameย toย seeย Howard?ย Youโ€™reย lucky,ย heย justย wokeย up.ย Goย aheadย andย sit.โ€ Sheย pointedย toย theย chairsย acrossย fromย her. Thanks.ย Cedricย noddedย andย setย downย theย thingsย heย brought. Siennaย carefullyย studiedย Howard.ย Toย beย fair,ย heย lookedย muchย betterย thanย theย lastย timeย sheย sawย him.ย Hisย hairย wasย neatlyย done,ย andย hisย stubbleย hadย beenย shavedย clean Sheย glancedย atย hisย hands.ย Hisย nailsย wereย neatlyย trimmed.ย Yvetteย finishedย withย hisย nails,ย thenย tookย outย someย handย creamย andย startedย rubbingย itย intoย hisย hands.ย Theirย fingersย intertwinedย asย sheย worked, Sheย smiledย atย Howard.ย โ€œYourย handsย shouldnโ€™tย beย soย dryย now.ย Doesย thatย feelย better?โ€ Howardย blinkedย asย ifย toย sayย heย agreed. Siennaย furrowedย herย brow.ย Theย feelingย sheย hadย earlierย onlyย grewย stronger.ย Toย takeย suchย meticulousย careย ofย someone.ย withoutย love,ย wasย impossible. Moreover,ย theย Flynnย familyย hadย hiredย aย caregiver,ย yetย Yvetteย wasย doingย everythingย herself. Howardโ€™sย throatย madeย aย muffledย soundย asย heย lookedย atย Sienna. โ€œDonโ€™tย rush.โ€ย Yvetteย immediatelyย said,ย tryingย toย reassureย him.ย โ€œSiennaโ€™sย hereย toย seeย you.ย Sheโ€™llย beย backย toย visitย often.ย Youย knowย youโ€™veย gotย soย muchย toย sayย onceย youโ€™reย better,ย donโ€™tย you,ย Sienna: โ€œYeah.โ€ย Sienna agreedย withย aย rareย smile,ย nodding.ย โ€œHoward,ย Iโ€™llย comeย byย wheneverย Iย can.ย Justย donโ€™tย getย tiredย ofย me,ย alright?โ€ โ€œHowardย Cedricย cameย overย afterย puttingย hisย thingsย away.ย โ€œItโ€™sย meย too.ย Iโ€™veย comeย toย seeย you.ย Youย probablyย donโ€™tย rememberย me,ย butย Iโ€™mย Cedric,ย Yosefโ€™sย cousin.โ€ Howardย lookedย atย himย blankly. โ€œHey,โ€ย Yvetteย wavedย herย handย inย aย playfulย manner.ย โ€œJustย tellย himย youโ€™reย Siennaโ€™sย boyfriend,ย andย heโ€™llย rememberย you.โ€


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