A Second Chance 124
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Chapterย 124ย  Siennaย blinked,ย confused.ย Whyย isย heย askingย suchย aย randomย questionย allย ofย aย sudden?ย sheย wondered. โ€œIโ€™mย askingย you,โ€ย Josiahย urged,ย glancingย atย theย sideย ofย theย road.ย Theย silverโ€“grayย Paganiย hadย slowlyย comeย toย aย stop,ย andย Cedricย wasย aboutย toย getย outย ofย theย car. โ€œOh,ย wellโ€ฆโ€ย Ifย sheย hadย toย chooseย betweenย theย two,ย Siemmaย didnโ€™tย thinkย muchย beforeย replying,ย โ€œDancingโ€ Iย seeย Josiahย nodded,ย processingย herย answer.ย Heย didnโ€™tย sayย moreย butย internallyย heย thought,ย Gotย it.ย Asย Cedricย openedย theย carย door,ย Josiahย bentย downย toย getย in. Theย carย droveย off,ย andย Cedricย walkedย over. โ€œHi.ย Sienna,โ€ย heย greeted. Siennaย staredย atย theย elegantย rearย ofย theย Bentley,ย stillย puzzled.ย Whyย didย Josiahย seeinย soย strangeย justย now?ย  Onย theย otherย side,ย Zachย wasย lookingย intoย Brendaย andย hadย madeย someย progress. โ€œHi.ย Mr.ย Flyim.โ€ย Zachย said,ย โ€œHey,ย Brendaย reallyย doesย haveย aย weakness.โ€ โ€œOh!โ€ย Josiahโ€™sย lipsย curledย intoย aย satisfiedย smileย asย heย rememberedย Siennaโ€™sย answer.ย Sheย prefered dancing. โ€œTellย meย more,โ€ย Josiahย said. โ€œHereโ€™sย whatย Iย foundโ€ฆย Zachย began. Brendaย andย Thomasโ€™sย motherย hadย beenย closeย childhoodย friends,ย butย herย husbandโ€™sย familyย didnโ€™tย haveย theย sameย kindย ofย luckย asย theย Zimmermanย family, Theย Zimmermanย familyย hadย alwaysย beenย wellโ€“establishedย inย theย Jeiacrityย conglomerate,ย butย Brendaโ€™sย inโ€“lawsย hadย startedย toย showย signsย ofย declineย inย recentย years. Brendaโ€™sย familyย hadย anย academicย background,ย butย theyย couldnโ€™tย offerย muchย supportย toย herย husbandโ€™sย business.ย Overย theย pastย coupleย ofย years,ย theย situationย hadย grownย moreย difficult. This,ย Josiahย thought,ย wasย whereย heย couldย intervene. Whenย Brendaย learnedย thatย herย husbandโ€™sย companyย wasย noย longerย inย crisis,ย sheย wasย bothย happyย andย surprised.ย Itย hadย beenย aย longย struggleย forย him,ย sheย wonderedย howย thingsย hadย turnedย aroundย soย suddenly. โ€œItโ€™sย Mr. Flynn,โ€ย herย husbandย said,ย stillย excited.ย โ€œTheย Flynnย family,ย whatย kindย ofย peopleย areย they?ย Justย aย littleย helpย fromย them,ย andย thatโ€™sย enoughย toย turnย everythingย aroundย forย us. โ€˜Mr.ย Flynn?ย Theย Flynnย family?ย sheย wondered.ย Whenย Brendaย heardย this,ย sheย grewย thoughtful.ย Whyย wouldย Mr.ย Flynnย helpย usย allย ofย aย sudden?โ€ Sheย couldnโ€™tย shakeย theย feelingย thatย somethingย wasnโ€™tย quiteย right Theย nextย day,ย Brendaย arrivedย atย theย danceย studio,ย andย atย theย entrance,ย thereย wasย Josiahย waitingย forย her. โ€œHi,ย Ms.ย Scott,โ€ย Josiahย greetedย herย withย aย warmย smile,ย politeย andย courteous.ย โ€œSorryย toย dropย byย withoutย anย appointment.ย Iย hopeย Iโ€™mย notย disturbingย you Brendaย furrowedย herย brows.ย โ€œMr.ย Flynn,ย ifย youย haveย somethingย to say,ย justย sayย it.ย Whatโ€™sย thisย about?โ€ Josiahย didnโ€™tย wasteย timeย withย pleasantriesย andย gotย straightย toย theย point. Chapterย 124 โ€œTinย hereย toย apologizeย onย behalfย ofย Sienna.ย Sheโ€™sย youngย andย doetย fullyย understandย things.ย Sheย brokeย oneย ofย theย danceย studioโ€™sย rules,ย butย wouldย youย considerย forgivingย herย thisย timeย andย givingย herย anotherย chance?ย heย said. Brendaโ€™sย heartย skippedย aย beat.ย Soย thisย isย whyย Mr.ย Flynnย reachedย butย toย myย husband,ย sheย wondered. Sheย wonderedย ifย sheย agreedย orย not.ย Herย husbandย hadย alreadyย receivedย helpย fromย theย Flynnย family. Ifย sheย didnโ€™tย agreeย now,ย sheย couldnโ€™tย convinceย herย Inishandย toย reseย theย help.ย Sheย couldย alreadyย imagineย theย scene.ย Herย husbandย wouldย neverย acceptย it,ย andย itย couldย evenย strainย theirย relationship. Sheย hadย toย admitย thatย moneyย reallyย couldย solveย almostย anythingย Evenย someoneย asย proudย asย Brendaย hadย noย choiceย butย toย lowerย her head. Lookingย atย Josiahย helplessly,ย sheย said,ย โ€œMr.ย Flynn,ย ifย youโ€™reย askingย meย likeย this,ย howย can Iย refuse?โ€ โ€œHuh?โ€ย Josiahโ€™sย smileย didnโ€™tย reachย hisย eyes.ย Heย wasย polite,ย butย theirย wasย anย unmistakableย coldnessย toย hisย demeanor.ย โ€œWhatย Iย wantย isย forย youย toย trulyย acceptย Sienna. โ€œSheโ€™llย beย dancingย underย yourย careย fromย nowย on.ย Youโ€™llย needย toย lookย outย forย her.ย Ifย Brendaย actedย outย ofย spiteย orย didnโ€™tย followย through,ย itย wouldย hurtย Sienna.. Brendaย tookย aย deepย breathย andย madeย upย herย mind. โ€œMr.ย Flynn,ย donโ€™tย worry.ย Ifย Iย agree,ย Iย wonโ€™tย holdย anyย grudges,ย andย wonโ€™tย makeย thingsย difficultย forย Sienna.ย Sheย wasnโ€™tย theย kindย ofย personย toย holdย pettyย biases. Doย youย believeย it?โ€ย sheย asked. โ€œYes,โ€ย Josiahย repliedย withoutย hesitation.ย Whetherย heย trulyย believedย itย orย not,ย heย hadย toย maintainย theย rightย postureย forย Siennaโ€™s sake. โ€œMs.ย Scott,ย Iย trustย yourย character.ย Ifย Iย didnโ€™t,ย Iย wouldnโ€™tย haveย entrustedย Siennaย toย you.โ€ย heย said. Afterย aย moment,ย heย added,ย โ€œByย theย way,ย thereโ€™sย oneย more thingย Iย needย toย askย ofย you,ย Ms.ย Scott.โ€ โ€œWhatย isย it?โ€ย sheย asked. Josiahย spoke earnestly,ย โ€œSiennaย doesnโ€™tย knowย aboutย this,ย andย Iย hopeย youย canย keepย itย aย secret.ย Iย donโ€™tย wantย itย affectingย herย mood. Thisย complicatedย matterย wasย somethingย Siennaย didnโ€™tย needย toย beย burdenedย with.ย Sheย lovedย dancing,ย soย allย sheย neededย toย do distractions.ย wasย focusย onย itย withoutย anyย  Brenda wasย slightlyย surprised.ย Josiah,ย doingย soย muchย forย Sienna,ย yetย heย choseย toย keepย thingsย hidden.ย โ€˜Isย heย notย planningย onย takingย creditย forย it?โ€˜ย sheย wondered. Sometimes,ย menโ€™sย thoughtsย were hardย toย figureย out.ย But,ย sinceย thisย wasnโ€™tย herย business,ย Brendaย justย noddedย andย agreed,ย โ€œAlright,ย Mr.ย Flynn.ย Iย understand.ย Thankย you.โ€ โ€œNoย need,โ€ย Josiahย said,ย hisย toneย sincere.ย Iย shouldย beย theย oneย thankingย you.ย Iโ€™m leavingย Siennaย inย yourย hands.โ€ โ€œI Asย Brendaโ€™sย callย cameย through,ย Siennaย wasย atย theย filmย studio,ย shootingย theย lastย sceneย forย herย doubleย roleย inย theย film.ย Afterย tonight,ย sheย wouldย beย outย ofย work. Charlesย was waitingย forย herย confirmationย soย theyย couldย signย theย contractย forย herย nextย project,ย whichย wouldย markย herย officialย debut.ย Onceย sheย signed,ย sheย couldย moveย forwardย withย herย career. Butย Siennaย wasย strugglingย toย makeย aย decision.ย Enteringย theย entertainmentย industryย wasย neverย herย originalย plan.ย โ€˜Amย Iย reallyย cutย outย forย this?ย Couldย Iย succeed?โ€˜ย sheย wondered. Chapterย 194 Thenย sheย receivedย Bremlaโ€™sย call. โ€œMs.ย Scott?ย Siennaย feltย aย mixย ofย excitementย andย confusion.ย Whyย isย Ms.ย Scottย callingย me?ย sheย thought. โ€œYes.ย Brendaโ€™sย voiceย wasย direct.ย Tmย atย theย filmย studio.ย Doย youย haveย time?ย Letโ€™sย meet andย talk.โ€ Siennaย wasย takenย aback.ย โ€œIย haveย time.ย Whereย areย you?โ€ โ€œIโ€™mย atย aย coffeeย shopย nearby,โ€ย sheย said. โ€œOkay.ย Iโ€™llย beย thereย soon.ย Siennaย nodded. Afterย hangingย up.ย Siennaย hurriedย toย theย coffeeย shop.ย Sheย stillย hadย timeย beforeย herย nextย sceneย started. Whenย sheย arrivedย andย sawย Brenda,ย sheย wasย stillย inย herย costume. Brendaย raisedย anย eyebrowย andย smiled.ย โ€œDidย youย landย aย newย role- โ€œNo.โ€ย Siennaย quicklyย shookย herย head.ย โ€œItโ€™sย stillย theย sameย one,ย theย oneย Iย signed theย contractย for.ย Sheย stillย hadย toย finishย filming.ย afterย all. โ€œTakeย aย seat.ย Brendaย didnโ€™tย sayย muchย more,ย simplyย pointingย toย theย chairย acrossย fromย her. โ€œAlright,ย Ms.ย Scott.โ€ย Siennaย satย down,ย sittingย upย straightย likeย aย schoolgirl. โ€œGoย ahead,โ€ย Siennaย said. Brendaย couldnโ€™tย helpย butย laugh.ย โ€œIย firedย youย forย takingย anotherย role,ย andย nowย youโ€™reย stillย goingย aheadย withย it?โ€ โ€œMs.ย Scott?โ€ย Siennaย froze,ย herย heartย racing. Sheย forcedย herselfย toย explain.ย โ€œTheย assistantย directorย onย thisย project,ย heโ€™sย aย goodย person.ย Heย helpedย meย aย lotย whenย Iย wasย inย trouble.ย Thisย wasย allย beforeย Iย joinedย theย danceย studio.ย Iย brokeย theย rules,ย butย itย wasnโ€™tย intentionalโ€ฆโ€ โ€œAlright,ย alright.ย Seeingย howย flusteredย sheย was,ย Brendaย wavedย herย handย dismissively.ย โ€œHowย muchย longerย doย youย haveย to shoot? โ€˜Whyย isย Ms.ย Scottย askingย aboutย this?โ€˜ย she wondered.ย Siennaย wasย puzzledย butย answeredย honestly.ย โ€œTonightย isย theย lastย scene.โ€ย Brendaย noddedย thoughtfully,ย thenย asked,ย โ€œAfterย this,ย doย youย planย toย keepย acting?โ€ Siennaย hesitated.ย โ€œIโ€™mย stillย thinkingย aboutย it.โ€ โ€œStopย thinkingย aboutย it.โ€ย Brendaย tossedย theย wordsย outย casually.ย โ€œAfterย yourย lastย scene,ย comeย backย andย dance.ย Theย leadย dancerย ofย theย Sereneย Joysโ€™Dย groupย isย waitingย forย youโ€


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