Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance Novel

Chapter 402 With Joyce in his arms , Conner left the outpatient building with Sienna .

To their surprise , they were stopped at the exit .

Well , well , well , uttered Reyna , arms crossed , looking leisurely between Conner , Sienna , and Joyce .

Care to tell whats going on here ? Sienna frowned , her heart sinking .

Why are you here ? Conner hurriedly handed Joyce to Sienna .

Sienna , take Joyce and go .

Reyna can be a bit much ; I dont want her to frighten Joyce .

Okay .

Sienna nodded .

Joyce , say goodbye to Uncle Conner .

Bye bye , Uncle Conner ! voiced Joyce .

Bye bye , Joyce , replied Conner , Without further ado , Sienna hurried away with Joyce in her embrace .

Hey , get back here ! Reyna immediately went after Sienna .

Stop right there ! You hear me , Sienna ? Reyna ! Conner raised his arm to stop Reyna .

Stop it .

What are you doing here ? In hindsight , he sneered , You tailed me .

Yeah , so what ? Reyna was not going to deny it .

Ever since the BMW incident , she had been holding a grudge .

Conner had refused to admit that he had bought Sienna a car .

Had I not tailed you , youd have kept lying and never owned up .

Reyna pointed in the direction Sienna had gone .

How do you explain yourself now ? Didnt you say nothing was going on between you two ? Look at yourself .

Conner frowned and shook his head .

Why wouldnt I tell you the truth ? Because I knew this would happen .

Do you even see Sienna as your sister ? Shes not ! Reyna retorted , her chin held high .

We dont share the same mother .

How can she ever be my sister ? / You … Conner pursed his lips with anger .

You cant even tell right from wrong ! This is exactly why I told you nothing ! He grabbed Reynas wrist and continued , Quit making a scene here .

Were going home .

Fine by me ! As if Im scared of you , stated Reyna .

Get inside , ordered Conner .

Ah ! Reyna cried out in pain as Conner shoved her through the doorway .

She quickly grumbled , Conner ! Youre hurting me ! Im your biological sister ! How could so mean to me ? Are you even human ? Its precisely because Im human that Im gentle and considerate to her , remarked Conner .

Reyna hollered , Conner , you- be so gentle and considerate to that bitch Sienna but Whats going on ? Tania came down the stairs .

I could hear you two arguing from upstairs .

What is it this time ? Mom ! Reyna exclaimed while rushing over to Tania , clinging to Tanias arm and pointing at Conner .

I caught him red handed ! Remember how he denied seeing Sienna last time ? Reyna narrowed her eyes and added , He left particularly early today , so I kept an eye on him and secretly tailed him .

Guess what ? He met up with Sienna , and they went to the hospital together .

Is that so ? Tania frowned , looking at Conner skeptically .

Conner , is that true ? Knitting his brows , Conner rubbed his forehead and bobbed his head .

Yes .

Hah ! Reyna guffawed triumphantly .

You hear that , Mom ? I dont care since he bought Sienna a car , youll have to make him buy me one , too Zip it , Tania snapped at Reyna .

Stop making a fuss .

But Mom! Reyna was astonished , her eyes welling up on the spot .

Why are you being hard on me ? 1/3 Chapter 402 You idiot .

Tania was so pissed that she could not be bothered .

Ill tell you later .

She then turned to Conner and asked with narrowed eyes , Conner , why did you go to the hospital? Are you ill ? Wasnt the surgery after the last car accident a big success ? she wondered .

Wait a minute … Tanias mind raced .

Even if youre ill , why did you go to the hospital with Sienna ? She must have something to do with this .

Mom .

A wrinkle creased Conners forehead as a headache assailed him .

Never did he expect things to go wrong because of Reyna .

This Spit it out .

Tanias voice was low and stern , her eyes narrowing to slits .

I want the truth .

Dont try to fool me .

Sienna has got something to do with this , right ? Shes sick , so you took her to the hospital , didnt you ? Mom Reyna suddenly remembered something .

Thats right .

That bitch Sienna was carrying a kid ! Ah … The next second , she was shocked and shouted , That kid called Conner uncle .

Yes , that was what she called him .

Reyna .

Conner sounded furious .

Sienna is your sister .

Show her some respect .

Then , he looked at Tania and went on , Mom , Sienna is my sister .

His expression seemed taut as he struggled to control himself .

Whats wrong with me taking care of her ? Gritting his teeth , he continued to spit out , You know better than anyone how Reyna and I came into this world , and how our family lives the way we do now .

After he finished speaking , he bolted upstairs .

Tanias face changed dramatically , and she almost lost her footing .

Gazing at Conners retreating figure , she was left in disbelief .

Conner was her beloved son , one whom she saw as her most precious and had raised painstakingly .

To think that Conner would talk to her that way , all for an outsider .

Conner , whats with that attitude ? Reyna yelled at Conners back , then rushed over and tugged at Tania .

Mom , if he wont get me a car , youll have to get me one .

I cant be worse off than an outsider , can I ? Knock it off already ! Tania shook off Reyna , exasperated .

Getting a car is all you care about .

Tania had least expected Conner to be so protective of Sienna .

A heavy sense of crisis started weighing on her .

Reyna , in turn , was gnashing her teeth in fury .

Not only did she not bag a car for herself , but she was even given an earful all morning .

To make things worse , it was all because of Sienna , or so she thought .

Upstairs , Conner was on the phone with Sienna .

Everything is fine , Sienna .

Dont worry .

There was no way Sienna could drop her worries .

Thus came her question .

Did they find out about Joyce ? No.

Conner shook his head .

But its probably impossible to keep it a secret on the day of the surgery .

After all , it was such a major surgery that would require hospitalization .

Conner quickly continued , Still , dont you worry , Sienna .

I wont be swayed by them .

Okay , Sienna nodded .

Thank you , Conner .

Stop saying stuff like this .

I called to put your mind at ease , not fishing for credit , said Conner .

After a brief hiatus , he reminded Sienna , Still , Reyna can be quite a handful .

She tailed me today .

Be careful of her .

Call me if you need anything .

Got it , responded Sienna .

That afternoon , Joyce was taking a nap when the doorbell rang .

Afraid of waking Joyce , Sienna rushed to answer the door .

The minute the door opened , there Reyna was , arms crossed , glaring daggers at Sienna .

I finally managed to track you down , Sienna .

Reyna had followed Sienna there that morning , but she only knew the building Sienna stayed in , not the exact floor .

Reyna had been searching floor by floor .

Frowning , Sienna shut the door behind her before leading Reyna further away , feeling uneasy and impatient .

Well talk over there .

2/8 Chapter 402 Sienna dreaded that Reyna might cause a scene right in front of her home and wake Joyce up , not to mention startle Joyce .

Hmph ! A snort escaped Reyna .

Fine .

Sienna led Reyna toward the stairwell , a fire escape route that would usually be quiet .

As she made her way there , she texted Conner : [ Reyna is here .

] Much to Conners anticipation , Reyna had wasted no time knocking at Siennas door .

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