Caught In His Embrace A Second Chance Romance novel Chapter 401

"Is it a serious matter?" Xenia glanced uneasily at Evan.

Along the journey, Cedric rehearsed everything he wanted to say.

Looking at them, he declared solemnly, "Mom, Dad, I love Sienna. I want to be with her."

"What?" Xenia exclaimed. 'I knew he was up to no good!' she fretted inwardly. "Cedric, why are you so stubborn—" she replied.

Frowning, Cedric interrupted firmly. "Mom, I did heed your advice. I've tried dating others but can't force myself to love someone else."

Xenia was at a loss for words. Trembling, she struggled to find a retort.

"Mom, I love Sienna. I hope you'll accept this and stop hurting her. Otherwise, I'll have to leave Jeiacrity." Cedric said solemnly.

Xenia turned pale. "Cedric, are you forsaking your parents for an outsider?" she demanded.

"Forsaking you?" Brows furrowed, Cedric shook his head. "If you weren't my Mom, I wouldn't have forgiven what you did to Sienna. Did you know that bribing people to violate Sienna is a criminal offense?" he questioned.

Xenia's heart skipped a beat as she stuttered, "A-Are you going to report me?"

"No, but it cannot happen again." Cedric shook his head. "Mom, I'll manage our business well and remain filial."

He continued calmly, "But I hope you will respect my relationship choices. That's all I can say. If you harm Sienna again, I'll still fulfill my obligations as your son, but I won't live with you anymore."

Cedric inhaled deeply. "I'm an adult now and can support myself wherever I go." It pained him to say these things to Xenia.

"Mom, I know you dislike Sienna. I'm not asking you to dote on her, I just hope you won't hurt her." Cedric stood up. "That's all I wanted to say. Dad, Mom, good night."

"What should we do? Did Sienna bewitch him?" Once Cedric left, Xenia massaged her aching temple.

Evan glanced at his wife. "What else can we do? He made himself clear, and you've tried your best to stop him. Just let him be. After all, he's our only son," he said helplessly.

"Let him be?" Xenia echoed reluctantly.

"Yes." Evan nodded. "Maybe he's stubborn because we've always opposed him. Once he gets his way, we can't be certain he'll remain committed to Sienna forever." Evan chuckled. "Let's just wait and see."

"You're right." Xenia nodded in agreement. 'Evan is right, can Cedric truly overlook Sienna's past? Maybe he's just saying things for the sake of it. They're not actually together,' she decided.

"Let's do as you say," Xelia agreed.

The next morning, Sienna woke up and noticed Cedric's message.

Cedric: [I'm waiting for you downstairs.]

The text was sent at five o'clock, but it was now seven o'clock.

Immediately, Sienna headed to the window and saw Cedric's Pagani was parked below.

'He's still here!' Sienna exclaimed inwardly. Quickly, she rushed downstairs.

Cedric exited the car with a bouquet. "You're awake. This is for you," he said with a broad beam.

"Thank you." Sienna accepted the flowers. "Why are you here so early?"

"I couldn't wait anymore." Cedric rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, his eyes gleaming with joy. "I'm here to tell you that I talked to my parents last night. They won't meddle with our affairs anymore."

After Cedric's departure, Sienna went upstairs with the flowers, her mind jumbled with thoughts.

The thoughts lingered until Conner arrived to take Sienna and Joyce to the hospital.

Today, they visited the hospital for Joyce's routine checkup and Conner's health exam.

As the donor, he needed to prepare for the upcoming transplant. Unlike Joyce, he had more to do to maintain his physical and mental well-being in peak condition.

Since they both needed their blood drawn, they fasted the day before.

Knowing this, Sienna brought breakfast and, after their checkups, immediately handed them their portions. "Eat up."

"Thank you, Sienna," Conner said.

"Thanks, Mom," Joyce echoed.

While they ate outside, Sienna waited for Lucas to produce and review their reports.

Hugging Joyce, Conner queried, "How is everything? I'm fine, right?"

Sienna nodded with a smile. "There are no problems."

"I thought so." Conner kissed Joyce's cheek. "Has the surgery date been set?" he asked.

"Yes, it's the middle of next month." Sienna nodded. 'That's less than a month and a half away,' she thought.