Chapter 96
Caught In His Embrace A Second Chance Romance
Chapter 96 â What are you doing ? â Sienna asked , her back turned to him .
She had no idea what stage he was at .
â Did you take it off yet ! â
Josiah snapped back to reality , narrowing his eyes slightly to mask the cold glint in them .
Sienna meant well , after all .
Besides , her back was to him , so she shouldnât see his scars .
He raised his arm and peeled off his damp shirt .
â Yeah , I did .â
â Here â Still facing away from him , Sienna tossed a manâs shirt over her shoulder .
â Put this on for now â Whatâs this ? â Josiah instinctively bristled .
Men were naturally sensitive about such things .
Without even unfolding it , he could tell it was a manâs shirt .
â How does she have a menâs shirt he thought , â Itâs a menâs shirt , Sienna replied casually as if it was nothing .
It should fit you .â
She had deliberately bought an oversized one Without waiting for a response , she picked up his wet shirt .
â I donât have a dryer here , so I day .
Is that okay â Whatever .
Josiah wasnât in the mood to care about that right now .
â Alright , hold on .
Sienna turned and headed to the balcony .
â
Wait a second .
â Josiah , still shirtless , followed her .
rinse it and hang it up .
Iâll get it back to your another The washing machine was on the balcony .
Sienna tossed his shirt in and began gathering the clothes she had washed earlier in the morning As soon as Josiah stepped onto the balcony , his face darkened completely .
â Sienna ! â
His sudden growl caught her off guard .
She turned to see his face filled with anger and confusion .
Whatâs his problem now ? she wondered , baffled .
â Why doesnât he wear the shirt ! Is he planning to stay shirtless like this forever ? she thought .
Standing tall , Josiah reached up with ease and yanked something off the drying rack .
Holding it out to her , he said , â What is this ? â
â That â Sienna froze for a moment , then became a little embarrassed .
â Youâre a man .
Donât you recognize ii ? â
â Huh ? â He recognized it all too well .
And that was precisely why he was so furious .
There , hanging on her balcony , were menâs items , shirts , underwear ..
â Whose are these ? â Josiahâs voice was cold and sharp as his gaze locked onto her , radiating an icy chill â What manâs clothes are these ? â
He shook the shirt in frustration before crumpling it into a ball and tossing it to the floor .
â Some random guyâs clothes , and you expect me to wear them ! â
â Hey ! â Sienna snapped , bending down to pick up the shirt .
Seeing this , Josiah became even angrier .
â Sienna , donât pick it upr âI will ! â Sienna glared at him , seething : â I bought this with my own money .
I washed it clean .
Whatâs the big deal ? Is it too cheap to be worthy of you , Josiah ? â
She had already picked up the shirt and was parting off the dust , â You bought it ?â Josiahâs thoughts were on an entirely different track .
He suddenly grabbed her wrist .
â What kind of jerk makes you spend your money on him ! â he roared .
Their commotion must have been loud because the neighbors started complaining .
â Whatâs with the late â night fighting , you lovebirds ? â one voice 1/3 D Dreame â Read Romance Stories Installed Download 3:35 PM Chapter 96 â Yeah , some of us are trying to sleep here ! â another chimed in .
Sienna hurried to apologize .
â Iâm so sorry , everyone ! Wonât happen again .â She turned to head inside .
â Sienna ... â Josiah began , will fuming â Shut up ,â she snapped , cutting him off.
â Do you want my neighbors to call the cops on us? She lowered her voice and continued , her patience clearly wearing thin .
â What man !
â There is no man .
Iâm a single woman living alone .
Donât you think I need some son of safety precautions ? â
Hanging menâs clothes on the balcony was a common trick , something many single women did to deter thieves and burglars scouting for easy targets .
It wasnât anything new , and it wasnât a big deal .
Lots of women used the same tactic .
Josiah froze in place , blinking rapidly as a hint of sheepish clarity dawned on his face , â Is that what this is about ? he thought .
It hit him all at once .
He had misunderstood her .
What is wrong with me ? I shouldâve figured it out if Iâd taken a second to think .
Instead , I just lashed out at Sienna without reason , he wondered â Sienna .
â Josiah started , his tone softer as he tried to explai But Sienna wasnât in â t interested .
Without looking at him , she turned and walked away .
â Sienna .â Josiah quickly caught the menâs shirt sheâd dropped , suddenly finding it far more agreeable than before .
He slipped it on smoothly , surprised by how perfectly it Sienna didnât glance back , cutting him off with a firm .
â Itâs late .
I need to rest â
â Okay .
â Josiah nodded , but it was as if he hadnât heard her at all .
Butoning up the shirt , he moved closer to her , his voice uncharacteristically mild .
â Sienna , it fits perfectly .
Just my size .
What a coincidence â
She didnât respond .
â Are you leaving or or not ?
One look at her face told him she was genuinely upset â Alright , thatâs enough for tonight .
Thereâll be another chance , he thought .
He gave a small nod .
Til go â
Sienna stood up to show him out .
At the door , Josiah lingered , reluctant to leave .
â Sienna , â he murmured softly , almost wistfully .
â Iâll treat you better from now on .
For a moment , Sienna was speechless .
She couldnât deny that his attitude toward her had been drastically different recently .
But so what ? It didnât matter anymore .
She wasnât the type to fall for someone just because they treated her well now .
If If that wouldâve been plenty of others before him .
Were the case , there She shook her head .
âI appreciate your help tonight , but like Iâve said before ...
â Sienna .
â His expression was unusually solemn , with a hint of self â mockery in his smile .
â I know Iâve treated you badly in the past .
â Honestly , I havenât treated myself much better .
â
The truth was that Josiah had never really lived for himself .
His entire existence had been for the Flynn family , for Howard .
To him , everything related to the Flynn family came before his own desires .
But he couldnât explain that to Sienna , so he simply smiled faintly .
â Trust me .
Iâll prove it to you .
Sienna opened her mouth to reply , but Josiah cut her off .
â Itâs late .
Go inside .
Goodnight â
He paused at the doorway , remembering something .
â By the way , whatâs the scent of your shampoo ! â
The question caught her off guard .
She hadnât expected him to ask something so random .
â Lily fragrance , â she said simply â I see .
A unile tugged at the corners of his lips .
â Alright , close the door .
Goodnight .
Tim leaving now.
â
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SEND GIFT 3:35 PM Chapter 96 Josiah turned and disappeared into the dimly lit hallway , Sienna watched the door for a moment before shutting it quietly .
She found herself mulling over his words .
What did he mean when he said he hadnât treated himself well she wondered .
Although Siennaâs grandmother and Miranda had known each other for years .
Sienna had only visited the Flynn family occasionally and hadnât been close to Josiah Not until she was adopted at fifteen .
Her memories of him were vivid , Josiah always trailed after Howard , following his every word .
He would do whatever Howard ordered .
If Howard wanted the stars , Josiah would move heaven and earth to fetch them , probably grabbing the moon while he was at it .
Back then , Miranda took great pride in how close her two grandsons were , â So whatâs so unusual about that ? Sienna couldnât make sense of it .
Then another thought popped into her mind .
What did Josiah mean earlier at TeeMall when he mentioned the mantis ? â
She grabbed her phone and immediately searched for information on the mantises ï¤Chapter 1750