A Second Chance 130
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Chapterย 130ย  Cedricย almostย thoughtย heย hadย misheard.ย โ€˜Notย goodย enough?โ€˜ย heย wondered. Heย couldnโ€™tย helpย butย curlย hisย lips.ย โ€œThisย isย ridiculous.โ€ โ€œWhat?โ€ย heย exclaimed. Thisย time,ย itย wasnโ€™tย justย Xenia.ย Evanย couldnโ€™tย stay silentย either.ย โ€œCedric,ย howย couldย youย talkย toย yourย motherย likeย that?โ€ย  โ€œDad.โ€ย Cedricย frowned,ย hisย handsomeย faceย showingย disbelief. โ€œWhatย eraย areย weย in?ย Howย canย youย stillย sayย notย goodย enough?ย Isย thatย absurd?โ€ย Cedricย added. โ€œYouโ€ฆโ€ย Xeniaโ€™sย wordsย faltered.ย Sheย exchangedย aย glanceย withย herย husband. โ€œCedric.โ€ย Seeingย herย sonโ€™sย dissatisfaction,ย Xeniaย softenedย herย tone.ย โ€œYouย grewย upย abroad,ย receivingย aย foreignย education.ย Butย here,ย inย Jeiacrity,ย thingsย areย different.โ€ โ€œMom.โ€ย Cedricย wasย unmoved. โ€œThisย isnโ€™tย aboutย myย education.ย Thereย isย noย fundamentalย differenceย betweenย Easternย andย Westernย education Heย hadnโ€™tย beenย caughtย offย guard.ย Heย hadย longย anticipatedย theย possibilityย ofย hisย parentsย objecting. -So,ย Cedricย spokeย clearlyย andย slowly.ย โ€œSiennaโ€™sย beenย divorced,ย soย what?ย Doesย thatย meanย aย divorcedย womanย canโ€™tย beย happy? Dad,ย Mom,ย areย weย reallyย soย oldโ€“fashioned?โ€ Hisย wordsย leftย Xeniaย andย Evanย stunned,ย speechless.ย Atย theย party,ย theyย hadย heardย thatย theirย sonย andย fosiahโ€™sย exโ€“wifeย seemedย toย have aย complicatedย connection. Theyย hadnโ€™tย expectedย itย toย beย true.ย Eyenย moreย surprisingย wasย thatย theirย sonย wouldย sayย suchย aย thingย forย her. Forย aย moment,ย theย coupleย wasย leftย withoutย aย response. Facedย withย theirย silence,ย Cedricย didnโ€™tย sayย anythingย more.ย Theyย neededย timeย toย processย it.ย Heย reachedย forย theย braceletย boxย onย theย table. โ€œDad,ย Mom,ย itโ€™sย gettingย late,โ€ย heย said,ย standingย up.ย โ€œIโ€™mย goingย toย myย room.ย Youย shouldย getย someย restย too.ย Goodย night.โ€ โ€œOhย dearโ€ฆโ€ย Afterย Cedricย left,ย Xeniaย closedย herย eyes,ย raisingย aย handย toย herย temples.ย  โ€œSweetheart,ย whatโ€™sย wrong?โ€ย Evanย asked. โ€œIโ€™veย gotย aย headache.โ€ย Xeniaย shookย herย head,ย holdingย herย forehead.ย โ€œWhatย areย weย goingย toย do?ย No,ย Iย canโ€™tย agreeย toย themย beingย together.ย Absolutelyย not.โ€ Monday.ย Beforeย 6ย a.m.,ย Josiahย wasย alreadyย waitingย outsideย theย danceย studio. Afterย theย Sereneย Joysย performance,ย Siennaย hadย gainedย someย recognitionย inย theย circle.ย Evenย Mirandaย hadย heardย aboutย it.ย Mirandaย wasย soย pleased.ย โ€œSiennaโ€™sย quietlyย becomingย quiteย theย success.โ€ย  Noticingย thatย Siennaย hadnโ€™tย beenย homeย forย aย fewย days,ย Mirandaย askedย Josiahย toย bringย herย back.ย Sinceย sheย hadย beenย busyย overย theย weekend,ย theyย plannedย forย Monday. Afterย waitingย forย aboutย tenย minutes,ย Josiahย lookedย upย andย sawย Siennaย walkingย outย withย herย bag.ย Heย immediatelyย openedย theย carย doorย andย gotย out.ย Heย barelyย tookย twoย stepsย whenย heย saw someoneย approachingย her. 0 20:55 Mon,ย Janย b ()ย  Chapterย 130 Itย wasย noneย otherย thanย Xenia Xeniaย stoppedย inย frontย ofย Sienna,ย takingย offย herย sunglasses.ย โ€œHello,ย youย mustย beย Sienna?โ€ โ€œYes.ย Siennaย noddedย inย surprise.ย โ€œHello,ย mayย Iย askย whoย youย are?โ€ Xeniaย glancedย around.ย โ€œItโ€™sย notย veryย convenientย toย talkย here.ย Howย aboutย weย findย somewhereย toย sitย downย andย chat?ย Isย thatย okay?โ€ โ€œOh wellโ€ฆโ€ย Siennaย hesitated.ย Sheย didnโ€™tย evenย knowย whoย theย womanย was. Xeniaโ€™sย smileย fadedย slightly,ย andย herย voiceย loweredย onย purpose.ย โ€œIโ€™mย Cedricโ€™sย mother.โ€ Siennaย stiffened,ย immediatelyย feelingย theย pressureย comingย fromย her.ย Sheย couldย guessย whyย theย woman wasย here.ย  โ€œMrs.ย Brawne,ย itโ€™sย aย pleasureย toย meetย you,โ€ย Siennaย greeted. โ€œPlease,ย noย needย forย formalities.โ€ย Xeniaย raisedย anย eyebrow.ย โ€œNow,ย canย weย sitย downย and talk?โ€ย  โ€œIโ€ฆโ€ย Siennaย hesitated,ย glancingย towardย Josiah,ย whoย wasย walkingย towardย her. Beforeย sheย couldย speak,ย Xeniaย sawย Josiah andย herย forcedย smileย completelyย disappeared.ย Sheย noย longerย hadย theย patienceย toย sitย andย chatย withย Sienna. โ€œSienna,ย doย youย stillย haveย contactย withย yourย exโ€“husband?ย Iย reallyย donโ€™tย understandย you.ย Howย canย youย beย soย shameless?โ€ย Xeniaย asked. Xeniaย staredย atย Sienna,ย sizingย herย up.ย โ€œBesidesย thatย faceย ofย yours,ย whatย makesย youย thinkย youโ€™reย goodย enoughย forย Cedric?ย Howย dareย youย keepย chasingย afterย him?โ€ Atย thatย exactย moment,ย Josiahย heardย herย words.ย Hisย faceย instantlyย darkened. Heย wasnโ€™tย exactlyย knownย forย hisย patience,ย soย he steppedย forward andย positionedย himselfย betweenย Siennaย andย Xenia. โ€œMrs.ย Brawne,ย couldย youย pleaseย watchย yourย tone?ย Whatย doย youย meanย byย Siennaย chasingย afterย yourย son?ย Itโ€™sย yourย sonย whoโ€™sย theย oneย constantlyย pursuingย Sienna,ย okay?ย Theย Flynnย familyโ€™sย adoptedย daughterย hasย noย interest inย chasingย anyone,โ€ย heย defendedย her. Xeniaย froze,ย herย chestย tighteningย withย anger. Sheย glancedย atย Sienna,ย thenย atย Josiah.ย โ€œOh,ย Iย see.ย Youย twoย areย reallyย something.โ€ โ€œMrs.ย Brawne.โ€ย Seeingย theย tension,ย Siennaย spokeย up,ย wantingย toย sayย something.ย โ€œPleaseย calmย down.ย Whatย heย meantย wasโ€ฆโ€ โ€œNoย needย to sayย anything.โ€ย Xeniaย interrupted,ย wavingย her handย dismissively.ย โ€œIย thinkย thereโ€™sย noย needย forย furtherย discussion.ย Theย reasonย Iย cameย toย findย youย isย simple.ย Youย andย Cedricย areย notย aย match.ย Please,ย stopย botheringย him.โ€ โ€œWhatย bother?โ€ย Josiahโ€™sย handsย clenchedย intoย fistsย suddenly. Butย Xeniaย hadย alreadyย putย onย herย sunglassesย andย turnedย toย leave. Josiahย stoodย there,ย holdingย hisย breath,ย andย thenย abruptlyย turnedย toย glareย atย Sienna.ย โ€œWhereย isย Cedric?ย Isย heย reallyย goingย toย letย hisย motherย treatย youย likeย this?โ€ย  Siennaย loweredย herย head,ย remainingย silent. โ€œCallย him,โ€ย Josiahย insisted,ย pointingย atย her.ย โ€œCallย him.ย Weย canโ€™tย justย letย thisย slide.โ€ Butย Siennaย stillย didnโ€™tย sayย anythingย orย move. Chapterย 130 โ€œDidnโ€™tย youย hearย me?โ€ย heย repeated. Suddenly,ย Siennaย raisedย herย headย andย metย hisย angryย gaze.ย Josiahย froze.ย Herย faceโ€ฆย itย wasย soย pale.ย โ€˜Isย sheย reallyย thatย upset?โ€˜ย heย wondered. โ€˜Sheย mustย be,ย heย thought.ย โ€˜Sheย likesย Cedricย soย much,ย andย yetย hisย motherย treatsย herย likeย this. โ€œYouโ€ฆโ€ย Josiahย openedย hisย mouthย butย thenย feltย aย tightnessย inย hisย chest.ย โ€œAreย youย okay?ย Isย everythingย alright?โ€ Forย someย reason,ย evenย thoughย Siennaย shouldย haveย beenย theย oneย feelingย hurt,ย heย feltย uneasyย himself. โ€œIโ€™mย fine,โ€ย Siennaย said,ย pursingย herย lipsย andย shakingย her head.ย โ€œLetโ€™sย go.ย Mirandaย isย waitingย forย usย forย dinner.ย Weย shouldnโ€™tย keepย herย waiting.โ€ Withย that,ย sheย walkedย ahead.ย Onceย theyย gotย inย theย car,ย Josiahย didnโ€™tย dareย lookย directlyย atย her,ย butย keptย sneakingย glancesย atย herย throughย theย rearviewย mirror. Thoughย Siennaย hadย becomeย quieterย sinceย comingย back,ย today,ย sheย wasย especiallyย subdued.ย Wasย sheย upset?ย Didย sheย reallyย likeย Cedricย thatย much? Hisย breathย caught,ย andย Josiahย suddenlyย grippedย theย steeringย wheelย tightly. Theย carย pulledย upย inย frontย ofย theย Flynnย residenceย andย parkedย inย frontย ofย theย mainย building.ย Siennaย gotย outย ofย theย carย andย walkedย ahead. Josiahย staredย atย herย backย forย aย moment,ย hesitated,ย andย thenย pickedย upย hisย phone,ย dialingย Cedricโ€™sย number. Atย theย dinnerย table,ย Mirandaย satย atย theย head,ย withย Howardย andย Josiahย sittingย onย oneย side,ย andย Siennaย sittingย onย theย other. Yvetteย hadย workย and wasnโ€™tย thereย tonight. Mirandaย keptย pilingย foodย ontoย Siennaโ€™sย plate.ย โ€œEatย more,ย weย havenโ€™tย seenย eachย otherย inย days,ย andย youโ€™reย gettingย thinnerย again!โ€ โ€œMiranda.โ€ย Siennaย smiled,ย pressingย herย lipsย together.ย โ€œItโ€™sย forย work.ย Iย canโ€™tย affordย toย gainย weight.ย Ifย Iย do,ย Iย wonโ€™tย beย ableย toย jumpย asย high.โ€ โ€œRight,ย right,โ€ย Mirandaย noddedย enthusiastically,ย grinning.ย โ€œOurย Siennaย isย theย starย now.โ€ Atย thatย moment,ย theย doorbellย rang,ย soundingย hurried. โ€œIโ€™mย here.โ€ย Theย servantย quicklyย wentย toย answerย theย door.ย โ€œMr.ย Brawne?โ€ โ€œSienna!โ€ย heย calledย out. ย 


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