บททั้งหมดของ Second Chance For Him?: บทที่ 191 - บทที่ 200

Clara's POVTonight is the big night—my restaurant is finally reopening, and I’m absolutely thrilled. The news made its way to social media a few days before and I was really happy with the level of engagement I was receiving. I looked around and saw that almost every table was occupied by customers. Some customers even said they were missing this place and our food, their appreciation made my heart warm. It’s good to know that even now, we still have their support. The joy I feel brings a smile to my face. But it disappeared the moment I saw James walk in, and our eyes locked.'Gosh, what is he doing here?'Just like Keith and any other people I didn't want around tonight, I didn't invite him at all so he shouldn't be here. James strolled over to me. He's wearing an elegant black suit that suits him perfectly and the moment he stepped into the space, all eyes were on him."Hey," he greeted. I felt the urge to leave right away, but I held it in and tried to calm down. “Congrats on r

Clara's POV"Layla hurry up. We should head out before we are late." I called her. Before long, Layla stepped out of her bedroom. "Let's go, mommy!" Then we strolled down the elevator to the ground floor, side by side. Today we're back to our daily routine already. I'm taking my daughter to school and then off to work. I grabbed the car keys from my bag, ready to hop into our car when a voice caught me off guard.I glanced toward the source of the voice, the voice sounded somewhat familiar, yet I couldn't quite place where I had heard it before. And why did he use such a respectful term when addressing me? Slowly, I started to recall who the man standing before me really was."Um, Dain...?" I greeted him first and made sure it was him.James' subordinates. Yes. Now I'm sure didn't recognize him wrong. But what is he doing here in my apartment?"It's so nice to see you're doing well after all these years we haven't seen each other, Mrs.." Dain offered a polite smile. To me, and

Clara's POV"Mommy, can we get some food for Uncle Dain as well?" Layla called out, catching my focus. We're having dinner outside tonight, and Dain is the one driving us. This afternoon I told Layla that starting today, that man is going to be working for us. Poor Dain, this is all James' fault."Sure, would you like to pick the menu?" I asked."Yeah, sure."I gestured and one of the waitress to come over, she handed me the menu, and then Layla started selecting the dishes to add to our order. When I mentioned that Dain was going to work for us after losing his previous job, my daughter said she felt so sorry for him and asked if he could join us for the dinner too.I have asked Dain, but that man politely refused.Once we finished our meal, I headed to settle the bill. Then I grabbed Layla's hand, ready to head out of the restaurant, when my phone suddenly buzzed with an incoming call I wasn't expecting.It was from James.I sighed and told Layla to head to the car first before I

Clara's POVOnce I finished helping Layla to get ready, we headed to the down floor, and to my surprise, James was waiting for us. He's leaned back against his Bentley, hands tucked into his pockets. I paused for a moment. All of a sudden, I was hit with a wave of doubt. Am I seriously going to let my daughter spend the day with this man?"Uncle James," Layla ran straight towards him before I could say anything, catching me off guard. I noticed I wasn't the only one taken aback; James' eyes widened for a brief moment before he quickly masked his surprise with a neutral expression. It's quite weird to see him struggle to control his face in front of someone."H-hey," James even stuttered.Letting out a sigh, I walked over to them."My mommy said you're taking me to Auntie Diana's house today," Layla said with a smile. "Yes! Did she say that to you?" James seems a little taken aback. He looked at me, his face lit up with a joy I had never witnessed before. “Yes, she did!”"That's gr

Diana's POVA little while ago."Are we ready to go?" Kevin, my boyfriend, asked me. He’s been here for three hours now, helping me get everything ready for today’s fun activity. Today, we're heading out with Layla for a picnic date. And I'm so excited.I’m so excited just thinking about it. We're just waiting on one more thing now—Layla still hasn't shown up. Mrs. Clara mentioned she would be dropped off around 9. "Hold on, Layla still isn't here." "Seriously? It's odd. Have you thought about giving her mom a call?" Kevin made a suggestion.I glanced at my watch which time was showing one in the afternoon. "Wait, you're right."I looked up Mrs. Clara's number on my contact and called it, but an automated response came on, it's clear that her cellphone was off. I gave it another shot, but the outcome was still the same."No answer?" Kevin asked."Looks like she's tied up right now. She has a ton of orders today, so she probably won't have a chance to check her phone. Or maybe, she