Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance Novel

Chapter 305 That day , Sienna went to see Derek and signed the contract .

Sienna .

Derek said with a sinile , shaking her hand , its a pleasure to work with you .

Sienna chuckled and said , 1 hope I wont be a trouble to you .

How could you be ? Derek said .

He led her out and said .

Youre someone Ive been eager to work with .

Come , lets get you fitted and let Charles have a look .

He wrinkled his nose playfully and said , No one is pickier than him Sienna smiled faintly and followed behind him In the makeup room , the makeup artist and costume designer were already waiting .

Although Siennas role was not a major one , styling could not be sloppy because of the character setting makeup and Nowadays , audiences werent easily fooled ; if the portrayal didnt live up to the title of the most beautiful woman in the world , they wouldnt hesitate to voice their opinions .

The character design included eight different makeup and costume looks , each of which needed to be photographed for posters , keeping everyone busy .

By the time Sienna finished removing her makeup , it was almost seven oclock .

Fortunately , her role wasnt demanding every day , or she might have considered hacking out due to the late hours .

As she was about to leave , Derek came to her with a bouquet of flowers .

He said .

Sienna , these are for you .

Welcome to the team .

Thank you Sienna said with a smile , accepting the flowers .

Derek checked his wristwatch and asked .

Are you heading home ? Im leaving too .

Its not easy to asy to get a taxi at th it this hour , let me give you a ride .

Sienna B felt a bit embarrassed .

She said , Its too much trouble for you .

Derek tilted his head and said , Not at all .

Not to mention the great help youve been , but considering our friendship , driving you home is no big deal .

My car is parked outside , lets go .

Alright , thank you , Sienna said Derek drove Sienna to Sunshine Neighborhood .

He pulled into the community and dropped her off at the building entrance , Thank you , Derek .

Sienna said as she got out of the car .

She closed the door and waved at him , saying .

Drive safely Just as Sienna turned around , Derek got out of the car and caught up with her .

He called .

Sienna .

Surprised , Sienna turned her head back .

She saw Derek holding the flowers .

He smiled and said , You forgot your flowers .

Sienna smiled and took the flowers .

She said , Thank you .

Derek said , Im off then .

Then he got back in the car , rolled down the window , and reminded her , Take a look at the script on your own first , and walt for my message .

The script reading should be in the next couple of days .

Sienna replied , Okay She waved and watched him leave .

After Derek drove away , Sienna turned her gaze back and was about to go inside .

When she turned around , she was startled that her heart skipped a bear Josiah was standing there , leaning against the wall in the doorway , staring straight at her .

She had heard him come .

Sienna frowned and said angrily , Cant you make a sound ? Josiah smirked .

With evident jealousy , he said , I didnt want to disturb you .

He had seen everything just now ; Sienna had been dropped off by a He thought .

That man is in his early thirties , average looking , tall , but not as tall as me .

What is the relationship between that guy and Sienna ? Sienna doesnt have many friends .

I didnt notice this guy before .

And he has given Sienna flowers .

Josiah let out a dry laugh .

He pretended to ask casually , Whos that g 1/3 c c .

Chapter 303 A friend , Sienna replied calmly , not picking up on his underlying tone .

She said , You wouldnt know him even if I told you Hearing this , Josiah felt even more jealous .

He thought , What kind of friend drops someone off at home and gives them flowers ? At this hour , they might have even had dinner together .

Thinking this , Josiah looked at the flowers with extreme displeasure .

He said , These flowers arent that great .

The petals are all wilted .

Cheap stuff : Sienna frowned and asked , Josials , are you okay ? Seeing her reaction .

Josiahs jealousy intensified .

He said , Tin stating the facts .

A guy whos pursuing you gives you such flowers , clearly he doesnt care about you .

He should at least give you fresh worried you might get deceived by his sweet talk Sienna couldnt bear it any longer and cut him off , Shut your mouth ! What are you talking abour ? Pursuing ? Cant a guy and a girl just be friends , colleagues Hearing this , Josiahs eyes lit up .

He thought , That guy isnt pursuing Sienna ? But he still wasnt reassured .

He pouted and said , But he gave you flowers So what if he gave me flowers ! Who says flowers can only be given between boyfriends and girlfriends ? Sienna said , Derek is a director , and Im working under him now .

The flowers were from the production team .

Is there a problem ? Josiah already knew that Sienna had stopped dancing in the troupe .

He thought , Director ? Production team ! Is this her new job ? So thats how it is .

Josiah couldnt help but smile .

He immediately apologize , No problem ! I was just mistaken , dont be angry .

Sienna said , Alright She didnt want to listen to his nonsense .

She asked , Why did you come here ? Josiah lowered his head and looked at Sienna with a hint of grievance in his eyes .

He said , I texted you this afternoon , and you didnt reply .

I was worried about Joyce , so I came to check .

Sienna had seen the message he sent She nodded and explained , I was quite busy this afternoon , and it wasnt intentional .

Tara didnt call me , so Joyce should be fine When I get back .

Ill record a video for you .

She added .

Also , Ive taken on a job , so Ill be busier than before and cant promise to update you about Joyce every day .

But Ill reply as soon as I have time , so dont worry about that .

Then she looked at Josiah and said .

Im going up now ! Wait , Sienna Josiah stopped her , I came today for another reason .

Didnt we agree to help you take care of your health ? Ive arranged a traditional medicine practitioner .

Sienna realized what he was talking about .

She nodded and said , Okay .

Josiah asked , Are you free tomorrow ! He observed Siennas expression and continued , I can pick you up tomorrow afternoon , is that okay ? Sure , Sienna had no objections and agreed readily , Im going up then .

Sienna Josiah stopped her again .

Sienna asked , What else ? I was wondering , afraid Sienna would be unhappy .

Josiah spoke in a low voice , Do you still want to go back to the dance troupe ? He remembered that Sienna didnt like the entertainment industry .

He added , If you want , I can … Sienna interrupted , No need She looked up at him , her eyes clear and bright .

She said slowly but clearly , You and I , aside from being Joyces father and mother respectively , have no other relationship .

You just take care of Joyce , and my matters are none of your concern .

Do you understand ? After saying this , Sienna walked past Josiah and went straight inside .

Josiah stood there , his expression slowly darkening .

He understood what she said .

He muttered , But , Sienna , I cant control myself