A Second Chance 132
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Chapterย 132ย  Cedricย wasย inย such aย hurryย thatย heย putย hisย phoneย awayย andย immediatelyย headedย outย theย door.ย Heย hadย toย seeย Sienna. Butย asย soonย asย heย steppedย outside,ย Xeniaย blockedย hisย way. โ€œWhereย doย youย thinkย youโ€™reย going?โ€ย sheย asked. โ€œMom.โ€ย Cedricย wasย alreadyย feelingย overwhelmed.ย โ€œIโ€™mย anย adultย now,ย Iย donโ€™tย needย toย reportย everyย littleย thingย toย you,ย doย I?โ€ Xeniaย sneered.ย โ€œNotย goingย toย tellย me?ย Thenย letย meย guess.ย Youโ€™reย inย aย rushย toย seeย thatย Sienna,ย right?โ€ Cedricย pausedย forย aย moment.ย Itย wasnโ€™tย surprisingย thatย hisย motherย hadย figuredย itย out,ย andย heย hadย noย intentionย ofย hidingย it.ย Heย simplyย admitted.ย โ€œYes.โ€ Xeniaย letย outย aย sharpย laughย andย pointedย atย him.ย โ€œYouย tryย steppingย outย thatย door.ย Goย ahead,ย Iย dareย you.โ€ โ€œMom?โ€ย Cedricย frowned,ย unableย toย understand.ย โ€œIโ€™mย notย aย kidย anymore.ย Youย canโ€™tย restrictย myย freedom.โ€ โ€œFreedom?โ€ย Xeniaย scoffed,ย herย eyesย narrowing.ย โ€œYouโ€™reย feelingย prettyย bold,ย huh?ย Talkingย toย meย aboutย freedom?โ€ Sheย sizedย himย up,ย herย toneย cutting.ย โ€œWhatย rightย doย youย haveย toย talkย aboutย freedom?ย Iย raisedย you,ย Iย providedย yourย education,ย andย everythingย youย haveย nowย theย jobย atย Brawneย Group,ย theย lifeย youย liveย itโ€™sย allย becauseย ofย thisย family.โ€ Cedricโ€™sย faceย paledย slightly.ย โ€œMom,ย whatย areย youย implying?โ€ am I Cedri Heย turnedย around โ€œDonโ€™t Heย had neverย expectedย hisย motherย toย threatenย himย withย somethingย likeย this,ย butย hereย sheย was,ย bringingย itย upย herself. Sienna.โ€ย Cedricย clenchedย hisย jaw,ย lettingย outย aย longย sigh. โ€œIfย youย wantย toย pushย meย thisย far,ย thenย fine.ย Iโ€™llย leaveย rightย now.โ€ walkedย backย towardย hisย room.ย Xeniaย wasย stunnedย forย aย moment,ย thenย quicklyย followed,ย watchingย asย heย packedย hisย things. asย simpleย asย movingย out,โ€ย sheย snapped,ย herย voiceย filledย withย menace.ย โ€œIโ€™llย freezeย yourย cardsย too,โ€ย sheย added. โ€œMom?โ€ย Cedricย began. Thinkingย Cedric backย down,ย Xeniaย smirked withย aย hintย ofย satisfaction.ย โ€œNowย youโ€™reย scared?ย Thatโ€™sย moreย likeย it.ย Forย someย womanโ€ฆโ€ eโ€™sย voice cutย throughย theย tension.ย Thoughย heย wasย angry,ย heย didnโ€™tย wantย toย sayย anythingย tooย harshย toย hisย master. Butย itย didnโ€™tย meanย heย wasnโ€™tย furious.ย โ€œMom,ย Siennaย isย someoneย Iย careย about.ย Pleaseย respectย her.ย Youย canย doย whateverย youย want,ย butย Iโ€™mย standingย byย myย choice.โ€ Heย believedย that,ย evenย ifย heย leftย theย house,ย heย wouldnโ€™tย starve.ย Asย heย spoke,ย heย finishedย packingย hisย suitcase,ย closedย it,ย andย pickedย itย upย toย leave. โ€œWhatโ€™sย goingย on?โ€ย Evanย arrivedย justย inย timeย toย seeย theย sceneย andย hurriedย toย stopย Cedric.ย โ€œWhereย areย youย going?ย Canโ€™tย weย talkย aboutย this?โ€ โ€œLetย himย go.ย Donโ€™tย stopย him.โ€ย Xeniaย shotย Evanย aย glareย andย hissed,ย โ€œCedricโ€™sย lostย hisย mind.ย Heโ€™sย notย thinkingย straight.ย Letย himย walkย outย andย seeย howย easyย lifeย isย forย him.โ€ โ€œDad,โ€ย Cedricย pulledย awayย fromย hisย fatherโ€™sย grasp,ย frowningย asย heย sighed.ย โ€œIโ€™mย leaving.ย Takeย careย ofย yourselves.โ€ย  Withย that,ย heย rushedย downstairs withย hisย suitcaseย inย hand. โ€œHeyโ€ฆโ€ย Evanย began. โ€œComeย back.โ€ย Xeniaย grabbedย Evanโ€™sย arm,ย staringย atย Cedricโ€™sย retreatingย figure,ย feelingย frustrated.ย โ€œLetย himย go.ย Heย reallyย thinksย itโ€™sย goingย toย beย easyย outย there?ย Heโ€™sย neverย facedย hardshipย aย dayย inย hisย life.ย Howโ€™sย heย goingย toย survive?โ€ย  Evanย wasย surprised.ย โ€œWell,ย ifย youย sayย so.โ€ Theย nextย day,ย Josiahย heardย aboutย Cedricย beingย kickedย outย ofย theย house.ย Afterย all,ย hisย cousinย Yosefย wasย involved. Thomasย sighed.ย โ€œTheyย reallyย kickedย himย out?โ€ย  โ€œYeah.โ€ย Yosefย nodded.ย โ€œAuntย Xeniaโ€™sย seriousย aboutย this.ย Sheโ€™sย toldย allย theย relativesย andย friendsย notย toย helpย him,ย orย elseย theyโ€™llย beย goingย againstย her.โ€ 1/3ย  2:04ย PMย Jย  Chapterย 132 Withย that,ย noย oneย wouldย dareย offerย Cedricย anyย support. โ€œWow.โ€ย Thomasย clickedย hisย tongue.ย โ€œSheโ€™sย tough.ย Looksย likeย yourย auntย hasย zeroย intentionย ofย acceptingย Sienna.โ€ Asย heย spoke,ย hisย eyesย subconsciouslyย flickedย towardย Josiah. โ€œWhatย areย youย staringย atย meย for?ย Doย youย thinkย Iย madeย thingsย betterย forย them?โ€ย Josiahย shotย aย sharpย lookย backย atย Thomas,ย pulledย outย aย cigarette,ย litย it,ย andย tookย aย deepย drag. Heย hadย saidย fromย theย startย thatย Siennaย andย Cedricย werenโ€™tย aย goodย match.ย Sheย wasย aย divorceeย withย noย realย familyย support,ย whileย Cedricย cameย fromย aย prestigiousย family.ย Hisย familyย couldย neverย approve. Onlyย someoneย likeย Mirandaย couldย thinkย itย wouldย work,ย completelyย outย ofย touchย withย reality. Thomasย pulledย hisย gazeย awayย andย askedย Yosef,ย โ€œSoย whereโ€™sย Cedricย now?ย Howโ€™sย heย doing?โ€ โ€œHeโ€™s got stayingย withย oneย ofย them,โ€ย Yosefย replied,ย shakingย hisย head.ย โ€œButย fromย whatย heย said,ย Siennaโ€™sย alreadyย cutย himย off.ย Sheย blockedย him.โ€ wasย takenย abackย atย first.ย โ€œSo,ย heย didnโ€™tย getย anythingย outย ofย it?โ€ โ€œReally?โ€ย TLย 251 Then,ย itย madeย sense.ย โ€œSiennaโ€™sย reactionย isnโ€™tย wrong.ย Ifย sheโ€™sย dealingย withย himย thisย way,ย sheโ€™sย showingย someย sense.ย Ifย sheย keptย chasingย himย afterย this,ย itโ€™dย beย aย bitย muchโ€ฆโ€ โ€œWhatย doย you meanย aย bitย much?โ€ย Josiah,ย whoย hadย beenย silentย upย untilย now,ย suddenlyย spokeย up,ย andย hisย toneย wasย frmย withย aย rebuttal. Heย tookย theย cigaretteย heย hadย beenย smokingย andย crushedย itย inย theย ashtrayย withย aย quick,ย decisiveย motion.ย โ€œWasย itย Siennaย chasingย Cedric?ย Orย wasย itย Cedricย willinglyย pursuingย her?โ€ Heย had Siennaโ€™sย situationย fromย theย start.ย โ€œIfย heย startedย this,ย thenย heย needsย toย takeย responsibilityย forย it.โ€ Theย roomย fellย silent.ย Thomasย andย Yosefย exchangedย aย glance,ย neitherย sayingย anythingย inย response. Theย nextย day lookingย away, Finally,ย his โ€œSienna Lightningย Dance.ย Josiahย hadย beenย sittingย inย theย Bentleyย forย tenย minutesย already,ย staringย atย theย entranceย ofย theย danceย studioย withoutย afraidย thatย heย mightย missย Siennaย withย evenย theย smallestย blink. yesย moved,ย andย heย sawย her. gotย outย ofย theย carย andย quicklyย walkedย upย toย her. Siennaย lookedย atย thatย th โ€œYeah.โ€ย Josiahย nodded inย confusion,ย notย understandingย whyย heย wasย here.ย โ€œWhatโ€™sย goingย on?โ€ gesturingย towardย theย carย parkedย atย theย side.ย โ€œGetย inย theย car.โ€ โ€œWhatย for?โ€ย Siennaย tightenedย herย gripย onย theย strapย ofย herย bag,ย hesitatingย toย getย in.ย โ€œWeย canย talkย hereย justย asย easily.โ€ โ€˜Amย Iย someย kindย ofย monster?ย Whyย isย sheย soย waryย ofย me?โ€˜ย heย wondered.ย Josiahย feltย aย pangย inย hisย chest.ย Ifย heย wasnโ€™tย theย oneย responsibleย forย herย beingย aย divorcee,ย heย honestlyย wouldnโ€™tย careย whatย happenedย toย her. hย sighed,ย hisย voiceย uncomfortablyย stiff.ย โ€œLookโ€ฆย Cedricโ€™sย doingย okayย forย now,ย butย whenย itย comesย toย relationships,ย itโ€™sย aย twoโ€“wayย street.ย Heย canโ€™tย theย onlyย oneย trying.ย Youย canโ€™tย justย sitย backย andย doย nothing.โ€ โ€œWha Siennaย wasย stillย confused,ย notย quiteย followingย whatย heย wasย saying. โ€œIโ€™veย heardย allย about completely?โ€ Siennaย stiffened,ย โ€˜ โ€œJosiah,ย theย concernedย exโ€“husband,ย spokeย inย aย patientย tone.ย โ€œYouย blockedย Cedric.ย Isย thatย yourย wayย ofย cuttingย himย off didย heย know that?ย Andย whyย isย heย here?ย Isย heย tryingย toย pressureย meย becauseย Iย turnedย Cedricย down?โ€˜ย sheย wondered. โ€œAreย youย stupid?โ€ย Josiahย shot anned. Hisย wordsย cameย outย asย harshย asย ever.ย โ€œCedricย gotย kickedย outย ofย hisย houseย becauseย ofย you.ย Heโ€™sย beenย persistentย aboutย this,ย butย you?ย Theย momentย thingsย getย tough,ย youย giveย up.ย Isย thisย howย muchย youย reallyย likeย him?โ€ Siennaย stoodย frozen. โ€œWhat areย youย stillย standingย thereย for?ย Getย inย theย car.โ€ย Josiahย staredย atย herย beautifulย face,ย thinkingย toย himselfย thatย heย reallyย wasย theย bestย exโ€“husbandย inย history. โ€œWhereย areย weย going?โ€ย sheย asked. 2/3 2:04ย PM Chapterย 132 Iโ€™mย takingย youย toย seeย Cedricย Josiahย said,ย irritated.ย โ€œAreย youย askingย meย that?ย Youย shouldย beย goingย toย comfortย himย rightย now.ย Youโ€™llย haveย himย wrappedย aroundย yourย fingerย ifย youย doโ€ Menย understoodย men.ย โ€œAย manย neverย forgetsย theย womanย whoย stoodย byย himย whenย heย wasย down.ย Trustย me.ย Letโ€™sย go,โ€ย heย said.


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