Chapter52 Siennaraisedaneyebrow.Whoelseswoulditbe?Is theresomeoneelseinthisapartment! Youresostingy,Josiahteasedwitharare chuckle.1helpedyoulugallthatstuffuphere,andyouremadaboutmetakingonesipofyourwater! Siennaopenedhermouthtoretort,but beforeshecould,Josiahs phonebuzzed.
HeglancedatthecallerID,hisexpressioninstantlyserious.
Hello,itsme.Goahead Itseemedtobeaworkcall Alright,Illhead overimmediately,JosiahhungupandlookedatSienna.Somethingscomeup.Ineedtoleave .
Okay,Siennasaid,noddingasshewalkedhimtothedoor.Takecare.Drivesafely Mm.Iwill,Josiahreplied.Henoddedslightlybeforeheadingdownstairs.
Foramoment,ashewalkeddownthesteps,hefeltastrangeillusionasifshewerehiswife,sendinghimoff towork.
Oncehereachedthestreet,Josiahglancedupatherbuilding.Hisexpressiondarkened.HowcanIronvincehertomoveoutofthisterrible place?hewondered.
For Sienna,Josiahsvisitwasnothingmorethanafleetingmoment,likeapebbletossedintoalaketoosmalltocreateanyripples.
What matteredmouttohernowwasraisingmoney, Aftermuchthought,shefinallysettledonsomeoneshehadvowednevertocontactagain.EvenifIdie,Iwontgotohim,shehadoncesworn.
Butshewasntreadytodiejustyet.Forherchild,shewouldsacrificeherpriile Withtremblinghands,Siennadugoutanold,longforgottennumber.Shehesitatedbeforepressingthecallbutton.Aftersomanyyears,hashechangedhisnumber?shewondered.
Pressingthecallbutton.Siennaheldherbreath.Thelineconnected Amansvoice,bothunfamiliaryetachinglyfamiliar,camethrough:Hello?Whosthis? Siennagrippedthephone tightly, herotherhandclenchingintoafistonherknee.Herheartracedasshestammered.Itsme.
Theotherendfellsilentforseveralseconds.Then,themansvoicereturned,tingedwithdisbeliefandexcitement.SiennaIsthatyou?Sienna?Siennasbreathingquickened.Yeah,itsme.
Themansonegrewemotional.Youre callingmetSienna,issomethingwrong?Doyouneedhelp? Beforehecouldcontinue,he seemedtoregrethiswordsandhastilycorrectedhimself.NotthatImsayingyoushouldntcallmefornoreasontmean…youcancallmeanytime.Imalwayshereforyou! Hearinghisflusteredresponse,Siennafeltapangofsadness.Herclenchedfisttrembledslightly.
Shedidntbeataroundthebush.Ineedtoborrowsomemoney.Canyouhelpme!Illpay itbackitmightjusttakeawhile.
Money?Themansoundedsurprisedbutdidntrefuse .Sure.Howmuchdoyouneed 160thousanddollars,Sienna repliedfirmly What?Themanexclaimedinshock.Sienna,whatdoyouneedthatmuchmoneyfor?Didsomethinghappen? Sienna frowned,unwillingtoexplain.Areyou lendingitornottifnot,Illhangup WantThemanpanicked.Donthangup!Letsmeetinperson.
Meet?Siennafrowned,hesitating.
Sienna,themansaidgently,sensingherreluctance.Tllgiveyouthemoney, but itsbeensomanyyears.Ijustwanttoseeyou .Afterwemeet,ITIgiveyouthecash .Deal! 1/3 DreameReadRomanceStories Installed Download 307PMc Chapter32 Siennastruggledinternally.Intheend,though,theneedformoneyoutweighedherhesitation.
Fine,sheagreed.
Illsendyou thetime andplace.Letsnotmissit.Theotherendsaid.
Letsnotmissit,sheechoedsoftly Afew dayslater,Siennawenttoaprivateclubdowntown.Themanhadchosenthislocationforitsexclusivityandprivacy.
Shethought,Hestheonewhowantedtomeetmehere.Sneakyandparanoidaboutbeingdiscoveredhowironic! Siennaarrivedtenminutesearlierthanagreed.Thecluboperatedona strictmembershipsystem,andonlyafter shementionedthemansnamedidthewaiterletherin.
Thisway, please,thewaitersaidpolitely.
Thankyou,Siennareplied,slingingherbagoverhershoulderas shefollowedhiminside.
Theinteriorwasdimlylit,andtheunfamiliar environmentmadeherfeeluneasy,evenwiththewaiterleadingtheway Astheywalkeddownthehallway,adoor suddenlyswungopen.A mansteppedoutandbumpedintoher Sorry!Siennainstinctivelyapologized.
NoproblThemanfrozemidsentence,hisgazelocking onto her.Josiah,holdingaphoneinhishand,immediatelystiffened,hispupilsnarrowingsharply.
Sienna? heasked,hisvoicelacedwithdisbelief.
Siennawasstunned.Howcoulditbehim!!shethought,herheartskippingabear.
Whatare youdoing here?Josiah demanded.Eveninthedimlight,hisfacevisiblydarkened, Siennafoundhisreactionlaughable.Why?Ifyoucancomehere,whycantI?Isitillegalformetobehere Sienna!Josiahbarked,hisvoicelowandthreatening.
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Mylifeisnone ofyourbusiness,Siennaretortedcoldly,unwilling towastetimearguingwithhim .
Ihaveanappointment.Ineedtogo Thewaiterwasstillwaitingpatiently.Sorrytokeepyouwaiting.Siennasaidasshejoggedafewstepstocatchup.
Noworries,take yourtime,thewaiterrepliedwithapolitesmile.
Josiahstoodthere,watching herdisappeararoundthecorner.Heclenchedhisphonetightlyinhishand,frustrationboilingunder hiscanexterior.
Shedoesntwantme interfering?Fine!Iwontcareanymorehethoughtfuriously,WhyshouldIbother? Blackintheprivateroom ,Josiahcouldntsitstill.Hisrestlessnessdidntgounnoticedbyhiscompanions,YosefandThomas.
WhatsWTOREwithyou?Yosef teased SomethinghappenswithYvetteagainThomasteased.
Theyhadpokedfunat Josiahshistory withYvettecountlesstimes,butheneverpaidattentiontotheirbanter.
Instead,heasked.Whatkindofbusinesswouldagirlhavecomingtoaplacelikethis Huh? YosefandThomasexchangedglances.Whatkindofgirlarewetalkingabout? etoavoidpryingeyes Thisclubwasknownforhostingbothbusinessmeetingsandsecretrendezvous.Somecametodiscussdeals ,butotherscametoJoshsbrowsfurrowed.Hemuttered underhis breath,Adancer? Thomasburstoutlaughing.Whatelsewouldshebedoing?Donttellme,Josiah,youdontknowhowthisworks?! YosefgaveThomasa warninglook,andThomasimmediatelygotthehint.Hethought,Ah,Josiahwasbacking
thatdancerrecently,butitseems likethats overnow 2/3 ex DreameReadRomanceStories 3.07PMd Chapter52 Wait,thegirlyouwerepromotingisshehere?Thomasaskedwith amischievousgrin.
Whatelsecouldshebeherefor!Evenifyourenotbackingheranymore,someone elsewill.GirlsfromplacesliketheMaze all endupthesameway..
Thomassaidwithashrug Josiahsfacedarkenedfurther.HerememberedSiennaswordsandthought.Shehad anappointmentCouldshereallybehereforbusiness? Suddenly,hestoodup, Whereareyougoing?Thomasasked,surprised.
Togetherout ofhere,Josiah saidfirmly,histonebrookingnoargument.
Doesshethinkshecanjustdowhatevershewants?WorkingattheMazewasntenoughfor hertWehaventevenfinalizedthedivorce,andshesalready sellingherselfhere hethought,angerbubbling tothesurface.
YosefandThomasexchangedglances,thenstoodup to followhim.
Atthe front desk,Josiahconfrontedthereceptionist.Mr.Flynn,thereceptionistsaidhesitantly,pleasedontmakethingsdifficultforus.Youknowwecantdiscloseguestinformation.IfIdo,Illlosemyjob.
Itsmorethan justthat.Theclubitselfmightnotbeabletokeeprunning.Thesecretskeptherearemorethanafew.Ifanysecretsleak,theclubitselfmightnotsurvive.
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