A Second Chance 123
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Chapterย 123 Seeingย Siennaย hesitating.ย Charlesย gaveย Derekย aย quickย order. โ€œDerek,ย bringย aย fewย moreย scriptsย forย Sienna.ย Sienna,ย takeย theseย homeย andย studyย theย roleย ofย theย secondย femaleย leadย carefully.ย Noย rushโ€ฆย youโ€™veย gotย timeย toย prepare,โ€ย heย said Caughtย off guardย byย hisย kindness,ย Siennaย hesitatedย butย eventuallyย nodded.ย โ€œAlright,ย Mr.ย Carter Thisย week,ย Howardย wasย setย toย moveย backย toย the Flynnย residenceย fromย theย hospital.ย Whatย heย neededย mostย nowย wasย rehabilitation,ย somethingย thatย couldย easilyย beย doneย atย home.ย Theย familiarย environmentย andย theย presenceย ofย familyย wouldย alsoย helpย hisย recovery. Siennaย receivedย theย newsย directlyย fromย Miranda. โ€œSienna,ย youย mustย comeย over,ย Letโ€™sย allย sitย downย forย aย properย familyย mealย together,โ€ย sheย said.. โ€œIย understand,ย Miranda.โ€ย Siennaย nodded. Withoutย anyย objections,ย Siennaย agreed.ย Whenย sheย arrived,ย however,ย sheย didnโ€™tย seeย Howardย orย Miranda.ย Instead,ย Josiahย wasย outย onย theย balcony,ย smoking. Charlesโ€™sย wordsย cameย toย mind,ย makingย Siennaย uneasy.ย โ€˜Couldย itย reallyย beย true?ย Didย Josiahย blacklistย Enioย inย theย industryโ€ฆย forย meย sheย wondered. Beforeย sheย couldย stepย inside,ย Yvetteย cameย downย theย stairs andย walkedย straightย toย theย balcony. โ€œJosiah,ย whyย didย youย doย it?โ€ย Yvetteโ€™sย browsย furrowedย inย clearย discontent. โ€œWhatย areย youย talkingย about?โ€ย Josiahย flickedย theย ashย offย hisย cigarette,ย lookingย puzzled. โ€œEnio,โ€ย Yvetteย saidย pointedly.ย โ€œMyย charityย promo,ย rightย inย theย middleย ofย production,ย theย producerย isย gone?ย Iย heardย youย blacklistedย Entoย inย theย industry!โ€ โ€œOh,ย him.โ€ย Josiahย noddedย slightly.ย โ€œYeah,ย thatโ€™sย true.โ€ Hisย offhandย toneย madeย Yvetteย laughย inย frustration.ย โ€œAreย youย serious?ย Didย youย notย knowย Iย wasย workingย withย him?ย Thisย promoย wasย hisย investment!โ€ Nowย thatย Enioย wasย blacklisted,ย theย promoย wasย effectivelyย dead.. โ€œYvette,ย Josiahย frownedย andย tookย aย longย dragย ofย hisย cigarette.ย โ€œDoย youย thinkย Enioโ€™sย aย goodย person?ย Haveย youย forgottenย whatย heย didย toย you?โ€ โ€œWhatย heย did?โ€ย Yvetteย paused, thenย remembered.ย โ€œYouย meanย that timeย atย theย projectย launchย party,ย whenย heย putย hisย armย aroundย myย waist?โ€ Josiahโ€™sย silenceย wasย confirmationย enough.ย Iย toldย youย thenย notย toย workย withย peopleย likeย him,ย lowlifesย whoย canโ€™tย keepย theirย handsย toย themselves,โ€ย heย saidย flatly. โ€œYouโ€ฆโ€ย Yvetteย wasย momentarilyย atย aย lossย forย words.ย โ€œSure,ย heโ€™sย aย bitย sleazy,ย butย itโ€™sย notย likeย heย actuallyย didย anythingย toย me.โ€ย No,ย Enioย hadnโ€™tย doneย anythingย elseย toย Yvette.ย Butย heย hadย touched Sienna.ย Andย thatย wasย somethingย Josiahย couldnโ€™tย sayย  Instead,ย heย replied,ย โ€œDoย weย reallyย haveย toย waitย untilย heย doesย somethingย worseย toย dealย withย him?โ€ โ€œYvette.โ€ย Josiahโ€™sย expressionย darkenedย further.ย โ€œHowardโ€™sย awakeย now.ย Ifย heย foundย outย aboutย this,ย trustย me,ย heโ€™dย comeย downย onย Enioย evenย harderย thanย Iย did.โ€ Chapterย 123 Yvetteย fellย silentย atย that.ย Toย eutsiders,ย Howardย alwaysย seemedย warnย andย agreeable. Butย thoseย closeย toย himย knewย thatย hisย calmย demeanorย wasย preciselyย whyย heย wasย soย formidable.ย Aย trulyย mildโ€“manneredย personย wouldnโ€™tย beย capableย ofย leadingย theย Flynnย family. Noticingย Yvetteโ€™sย shiftย inย expression,ย Josiahย softenedย hisย tone.ย Tjustย oneย promo.ย Ifย youย reallyย wantย toย doย it,ย youย canย pickย itย upย againย later.โ€ Whateverย theyย discussedย afterย that,ย Siennaย didnโ€™tย catch.ย Sheย hadย stoppedย payingย attentionย because,ย honestly,ย sheย didnโ€™tย careย anymore.ย Sheย clutchedย herย chestย andย exhaledย sharply,ย reliefย washingย overย her. Thankย goodness.ย See?ย Thereโ€™sย noย wayย Josiahย didย thisย forย me,ย she wondered. Ofย course,ย itย wasย forย Yvette.ย Thatย madeย sense.ย Thatย wasย howย itย shouldย be.ย Onceย again,ย sheย hadย simplyย benefitedย fromย Yvetteโ€™sย influence. Feelingย aย weightย lifted,ย Siennaย walkedย insideย withย aย newfoundย lightnessย inย herย step.ย Mirandaย wasย inย theย sunroomย withย Howard. โ€œHi,ย Miranda,ย Howard,ย Siennaย greetedย them. โ€œSienna,ย youโ€™reย here!โ€ย Mirandaย quicklyย setย downย theย bookย sheย hadย beenย readingย aloudย toย Howard. Mirandaย poutedย slightly.ย โ€œYouโ€™veย comeย justย inย time.ย Howardโ€™sย beenย complainingย thatย Iโ€™mย annoyingย him.โ€ โ€œHowย couldย thatย be?โ€ย Siennaย smiled. โ€œHowย couldย itย not?โ€ย Mirandaย complained.ย Tโ€™mย justย tryingย toย getย himย talkingย asย soonย asย possible,ย butย lookย atย himโ€ฆย heโ€™sย soย annoyed. Siennaย couldnโ€™tย helpย butย laugh.ย โ€œMiranda,ย maybeย weย shouldย tryย aย differentย approach?โ€ Sheย suggested.ย โ€œWhenย youโ€™reย readingย toย him,ย theย sentencesย areย probablyย tooย long.ย Itโ€™sย tough forย Howardย toย followย along.โ€ย Asย sheย spoke,ย sheย pulledย outย aย stackย ofย flashcardsย fromย herย bag,ย theย kindย kindergartenย kidsย useย toย learnย words.ย Holdingย themย up,ย Siennaย smiledย atย Howard.ย โ€œHoward,ย hereย youย go.ย Readย theseย oneย byย one,ย aย wordย atย aย time,ย okay?โ€ Howard,ย nowย ableย toย sitย up,ย wasย leaningย againstย hisย wheelchair.ย Heย gaveย Siennaย aย faintย smileย andย managedย toย utterย aย muddledย syllable. โ€œOkayโ€ฆโ€ย heย murmured. โ€œWow!โ€ย Mirandaย clappedย herย hands,ย beaming.ย โ€œSienna,ย youโ€™reย soย thoughtful!โ€ Itย wasnโ€™tย soย muchย thoughtfulnessย asย itย wasย experience.ย Theย doctorsย hadย saidย Howardย neededย toย startย fromย theย basics,ย likeย aย child,ย toย reawakenย hisย cognitiveย andย physicalย functions.ย Thisย remindedย Siennaย ofย Joyce. Whenย Joyceย hadย startedย learningย toย speak,ย sheย hadย boughtย theseย exactย flashcardsย andย taughtย herย oneย wordย atย aย time.ย So,ย sheย hadย simplyย boughtย anotherย set. Siennaย smiledย warmlyย atย Howard.ย โ€œHoward,ย congratulationsย onย wakingย upย andย comingย home.ย Donโ€™tย rush.ย Itโ€™llย getย better,ย stepย byย step Howardย gaveย aย slowย butย deliberateย nod. Atย thatย moment,ย Josiahย andย Yvetteย walkedย in,ย oneย afterย theย other.ย Seeingย theย sceneย beforeย him,ย Josiahย couldnโ€™tย helpย butย think,ย โ€˜Siennaย reallyย doesย careย aboutย Howard. 60% Chapterย 193 Itย madeย sense.ย Howardย hadย alwaysย dotedย onย her.ย Siennaย hadย grownย up,ย though.ย Sheย wasย noย longerย theย spoiled,ย selfโ€“centeredย girlย sheย usedย toย be.ย Sheย knewย howย toย showย gratitudeย toย thoseย whoย hadย caredย forย her. Sheย wasย thatย wayย withย Mirandaย andย Howard.ย Butย Josialtย wasnโ€™tย onย herย listย ofย peopleย toย repay. Afterย dinner,ย Siennaย wasย readyย toย leaveย Mirandaย turnedย toย Josiahย andย instructed.ย โ€œMakeย sureย youย driveย Siennaย homeย safely. Gotย 1 โ€œGotย it,ย Grandina,โ€ย Josiahย nodded. Beforeย Siennaย couldย protest,ย Mirandaย hadย alreadyย usheredย herย toย theย car.ย Onceย outsideย theย Flynnย familyย estate,ย theย carย wasย quiet.ย Neitherย ofย themย spoke. Justย dropย meย offย atย theย cornerย upย ahead,โ€ย Siennaย said,ย pointingย towardย theย intersection. Josiahย lazilyย countered.ย โ€˜Grandmaย toldย meย toย takeย youย home,ย nogย justย toย theย corner.โ€ โ€œWellโ€ฆโ€ย Siennaย explained,ย โ€œCedricย isย comingย toย pickย meย up.โ€ Josiahย paused,ย realizing.ย Herย boyfriendย wasย onย hisย way,ย soย thereย wasย noย pointย inย arguing.ย Heย wouldnโ€™tย winย thatย one. โ€œAlrightย then.ย Josiahย nodded,ย hisย gripย onย theย steeringย wheelย tightening Whenย theyย reachedย theย corner,ย heย pulledย over.ย โ€œWhereโ€™sย Cedricย heย asked,ย notย seeingย anyย carsย nearby. Justย aย second.โ€ย Siennaย said,ย pullingย outย herย phoneย andย dialing.ย Cedric,ย whereย areย you?ย Iโ€™mย atย theย corner.ย Areย youย hereย yet?โ€ย Lookingย up,ย sheย spottedย aย silverโ€“grayย Paganiย glidingย towardย herย fromย downย theย street. โ€œIย seeย you.ย Iโ€™llย hangย upย now,โ€ย sheย said,ย endingย theย callย beforeย turningย toย Josiah.ย  Josiahย gaveย aย smallย nod,ย clearlyย understanding.ย Asย heย leanedย backย intoย hisย seat,ย somethingย seemedย toย crossย hisย mind.ย Lookingย upย atย her,ย heย suddenlyย asked,ย โ€œDoย youย preferย dancing,ย orย doย youย wantย toย goย intoย showย business?โ€ SENDย GIFT


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