Caught In His Embrace A Second Chance Romance novel Chapter 3

Seeing Sienna sitting on the sofa, Josiah narrowed his charming eyes, annoyed. "Why didn't you open the door?"

'Because I was weak,' Sienna thought. But she kept that to herself, just shaking her head instead. She figured any excuse would fall on deaf ears—he didn't like her, so in his eyes, everything she did was a mess-up.

Feeling uncomfortable, she cut to the chase, "What brings you here? " She had thought she didn't want anything to do with her.

"Hmph, like I had a choice," Josiah sneered, his icy gaze making his distaste crystal clear. "Grandma insisted I come and make sure you get on that plane."

Sienna's heart sank. 'What am I even expecting?'

"Where's your stuff? Upstairs?" Josiah asked, his impatience was palpable. Every extra second in Sienna's presence felt like a punishment for him.

Sienna nodded, then shook her head. "It's up there, but I haven't finished packing." She had intended to pack last night after coming back, but she felt unwell and ended up falling asleep.

"What?" Josiah's expression turned even grimmer. "You've been doing nothing all day and can't even get your bags ready?"

As he saw Sienna standing there blankly, anger flared up in him—was she trying to drag this out? He then urged sharply, "What are you waiting for? Go get your stuff packed!"

"Okay." Sienna nodded in a daze and hurried upstairs. But just those few steps had her breaking into a cold sweat. Something didn't feel right, and she raised her hand to her forehead.

It was burning hot, and even her breath felt like fire. She finally realized that she seemed to have caught a fever after getting drenched in the rain yesterday.

She hurried to her room to grab some cold medicine. Yet, as she was about to pop a pill, she stopped short—she was pregnant, and this medicine wasn't safe for her to take.

The decision on what to do about the baby was still up in the air. But as long as it was in her belly, she had to take care of it every day.

Just then, her stomach churned. She clamped a hand over her mouth and sprinted for the bathroom, hugging the toilet as she heaved violently. When it passed, she felt utterly wiped out.

She turned on the tap, rinsed her mouth, and splashed some cold water on her face, hoping to cool the fever that was cooking her alive.

"Sienna!" Josiah's low, slightly hoarse voice called out impatiently. He had run out of patience waiting and came to hurry her up. He stepped inside and found her still not ready. "Sienna, where are you? Get out here!"

"Coming." Sienna wiped her face with a towel and stepped out of the bathroom. Her complexion was ghostly, her voice barely a whisper.

"Josiah," she called out, dropping the usual affection. "Can I leave tomorrow instead?"

She was feeling pretty rough, worried she might pass out on the plane. If that happened, being all alone, she'd really be in trouble.

"What for?" Josiah frowned, suspicion etched on his face. "What trick are you trying to pull now? You tried to beg Yvette at the hospital yesterday, but I stopped you. Now you're trying to find another way?"

'Is that really how he sees me?' Sienna stared at him, her eyes welling up as she struggled to hold back the tears. "No, it's not like that. I'm really not well. I need to see a doctor."

"Cut the act!" Josiah snapped, cutting her off. He scrutinized her face for a moment, then offered a thin smile. "You're not faking sickness again, are you? You think I'll buy it?"

His voice turned icy. "Even if you are sick, how bad could it be? Yvette lost the baby and is stuck in the hospital, but you look just fine! Suck it up. It won't kill you."

Sienna paused, her voice catching in her throat as she whispered, "I..."

Josiah ignored her and strode to the closet. With a swift motion, he yanked open the doors and grabbed a packed suitcase, its handles cool against his palm.

"No need to clean up anymore. Just buy what you need when you get overseas. After all, it's all on the Flynn family. I don't have time for your drama now," he said, hoisted the suitcase, and headed downstairs.