Chapter101 Theelevatorreachedthetopfloor,andthereceptionistleftafterescortingSienna.ShemadeherwaytotheCEOsofficeonherown Whensheentered,Josiahwasstillbusy.
Yourehere?Josiah glanced upatherandsaid,Letmefinishupquickly.Haveaseatfornow.
Alright,shenodded.
Siennasatdownonthesofaandloweredherhead,noticingabrwnpaperpackageonthecoffeetable .Itlookedfamiliar.
Waitasecond…isntthisjustliketheoneYvettewasholdingearlier?Coulditbethesamething inside?shewondered.
Figureditoutbythesmell?Josiahsvoicebrokehertrainofthought.Shehadntevenrealizedhehadfinishedworkingandwalkedover.
Hegesturedtoward thebrownpackage.Goahead,and openit.
Huh?Siennafurrowedherbrowsslightly,notmakingamove.
Hey,Josiahsmirked,clearlyexpectingthismoment.Whatswrong?AfraidIdpoisonyouorsomething?RelaxItssomethingyoulike.
Assoonasthepackagewasopened,asweetandtangyaromawaffedout.Itwashawthorncandy.
Siennaseyesflickered.Justasshethought,itwasthesameastheoneYvettehad.
DontjuststareatitJosiahnudgedthepackageclosertoher.Trysome.Irememberyouusedtolikeit,didntyou? HaveIevereatenhawthorncandy in frontofhim ?shewonderel Yeah,Josiahmusedforasecond .Backthen,youwereeatinghawthornstrip.Thisismadefromthesamefruit,soIfiguredyoudlikeittoo.Igotitjustforyou Justforme?shewondered.Siennasilentlyrepeatedthewordstoherself.No,morelikely,heboughtitjustforYvette IfshehadntbumpedintoYvetteearlier,maybeSiennawouldvebelievedhim.Afterall,Josiahgenuinelydidntlikesour-sweetsnacksliket
his, Hereally cared aboutYvette,somuchsothatevensmalltreatslikethiswerentoverlooked.
Why arentyoueatingJosiahheldthepackageinfrontofherforwhatfeltlikeforever,butshestilldidntmove .
Later.Siennatookthepackageandsetitonthecoffeetable.Herfingertipstrembledeversoslightly.So,whydidyoucall mehereinsucharush?Is theresomethingimportant? Right,ofcourse.Josiah raisedahandandtappedhisforeheadlightly.Thatsthemainthing … Hestoodupandadded,Comeon.Illtakeyou somewhere.
Heturnedtothewardrobe,grabbedhissuitjacket,and pickeduphiscarkeys.Illexplainthedetailsontheway.Oh,and… Hegesturedtowardthebrownpackageonthetable.Dontforgettobringit.
Youcansnackonitduringtheride.
Alright,sure,shenodded.
1/3 Chapter101 Theytooktheprivateelevatortothebreakroomandheadedstraighttotheundergroundparkinglot.Onceinsidethecar.JosiahglancedatSiennathroughtherearviewmirror,hesitatingbeforespeaking Sienna,hefinallybegan,histonecareful.Imtakingyoutotheospital.Howardhaswokenup.Illtakeyoutoseehim Siennaputonasurprisedexpression,perfectlyplayingthepartutdeepdown,itwasntentirelyanact.Evenhearingthenewsasecondtime,hereyescouldnthelpbutredden.
Howard…wokeup?sheexclaimed.
YesJosiahtightenedhisgriponthesteeringwheel.
Hesbeenawakeforafewdaysnow,SinceyouwerentinJeiacrity.Ididntnotifyyouright away! Thats…thatsgreat!Siennasfingersdugintoherpalms,herjoygenuine.
Howard,thegentlemanwhotreatedmelikehisownsister,doesnthavetospendhislifelyingunconsciousanymore….Finally,Godhasshownsomemercy,shethought.
Wonderful.Sheclenchedherhandstightly,herexcitementcausingafainttremor.
Josiahnoticedherreactionandspokesoftly.Dontgettooanxious.Howard …doesntknowaboutthechildyet.Noneofushavetoldhim.
Thetruthwas,theyhadkeptthisfromHowardtoavoidshockinghimrightafterhewokeup.Backwhenhefellunconscious,he hadntknownaboutYvettespregnancy.
So,theydecidedtokeepeverythingunderwrapsuntilHowardsconditionimproved.Then,whenthetimewasright,they wouldtellhim.
Siennawasntnaive.Sheunderstoodthesituationperfectly.NolikewhatJosiahthought,shewasntafraid ofHowardfinding.
put Shehadalwaysbelievedtherewasadeeper,hiddentruthbehindYvettesso calledfall.
Andthekeytothattruthlay withHoward.
NowthatHowardsawake,doesthismeanthetruthisfinallyabouttocometolight?Siennawondered.
Thethoughtmadehertrembleevenmore.UnlikeJosiah,HowardwasthekindestandmostreasonablememberoftheFlynnfamily.Ifanyonewouldgettothebottomofwhatreally happened,itwas him.
Josiah couldnttellwhatwasgoingthroughhermind.Allhesawwas hertremblingsomuchthathefrowned.Dontbescared,hesaid,histonealmostcomforting.EvenifHowardfindsout,youvealreadybeenpunishedfor it.
Hewasreferringtoherfouryearsofexile asaninternationalstudent.
Siennascoffedinternally,herexpressioncalmandcleareyed.Dontworry.Imnotscared.
Whatstheretofear?Fouryearshavepassed,andIamnotthesamegirlwhohasonlyknownhowtocrywhenthingsgo wrong,shewondered Still,withoutanyevidence,shehadremainedpowerlesstodefendherselfevenafteralltheseyears.Butnow,Howard wasawake.
Godmustbewatching.Oneday,myinnocencewillbeproven,shethought .
Werehere,Josiahannouncedasthecarcametoastopoutsidethehospital.HesteppedoutfirstandwalkedaroundtoopenSiennasdoorforher.
Chapter101 ButSiennahad alreadygottenoutonherown .
ShewasalmostimpatientassheurgedhimLetsgo Josiahblinked,taken aback foramoment.
WhydoesitfeellikeSiennaisntafraidatall?Ifanything,sheseemseagertoseeHoward,hewondered.
Insidethehospitalroom,JosiahandSiennastoodsidebyside.
Howard,lookwhosheretoseeyou,Josialisaid,steppingbacktoletSiennatakethelead.
Siennatooktwostepsforward.Shehadntevenspokenyetwhentearsstartedstreamingdownherface.Hervoicetrembledasshecalledout,Howard… Thewordscameoutbroken,hersobs overtakingher.
Howardcouldntspeak,buthemanagedtocurvehislipsintoafaint smile.Itwasntmuch,buthewasdefinitelysmilingather.Hishand,restingathisside,twitchedslightlyasthoughtryingtoliftit.
HowardJosiahasked,confused.Doyouneedsomething? No,no,Siennainterrupted,shakingherheadthroughhertears.Shesniffled,thensanktoherkneesby thebed.
Chokingonhersobs,shesaid,Howard,forgivemeforthis…Sinceyoucantmoverightnow,letmehelpyou Howardblinkedinagreement.

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Siennagentlytookhishandandplaceditonherhead.Likethis,Howard?Isthiswhatyoumeant? Howardblinkedagain,hiseyesglisteningfaintlywithemotion.
Inthepast,Siennahadbeenjustateenager,undeniablystillachildinHowardseyes.
Wheneversheplayedwithhim,hewouldpatherontheheadandtellher,Eatwellandstudyhard.Ifyoure shortonpocketmoney ,justletmeknow .
Howard…Memoriesofthosetimesoverwhelmedher,andSiennabegancryinguncontrollably.
Shestayedinthatposition,notmoving.Youll getbetter,she whispered,hervoice thickwithemotion.Youlldefinitelyget better.
Hewouldreturntobeingthewarm,gentle,anddignifiedsonoftheFlynnfamily,the onewhocarriedthegraceandbrillianceforever.