One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 172: Something is off

LUKE's POV: "Dude,"

| was stopped from opening the door of my car when | heard Dale's voice behind me. | closed it with a heavy sigh

before turning to him.

"What happened?" he asked, pattingon the shoulder.

"She didn't believe me," | replied, letting out another long, deep sigh.

"She didn't--- but why? Do you wantto talk to her?"

"No, bro, thanks, but no, please, | don't want her to get a wrong impression when you talk to her because she

might for sure ask why so suddenly you turned to my side." | hardly shook my head as | talk to him. "Ohh... so

you mean, you didn't tell her the truth that you had an accident in Saudi Arabia and you stayed in the hospital

for almost a month, so you haven't been able to call her for the past few months?" "No," | shook my head again.

Actually, he too was so mad atwhen he sawget out of my car and he almost killedas he choked me

to death earlier. | just had to tell him the truth because | wasn't ready to die without seeing his sister. "But why?

She also has the right to know the truth, especially now she thought that you cheated on her!"

"I know, but | don't want her to worry, Dale! | have to fix this f*cking mess first and find the persons involved

and after that, | will tell her everything."

"So, you will just let her mad at you and think that you really cheated on her again?"

"Yes, | will have to endure her wrath and see her in tears for a while, so she wouldn't worry about this matter. |

still have no idea where that article cfrom so, | think it's better to be this way. The less information she has,

the fewer worries | have to carry around as | sort everything out.

"But dude---"

"You know your sister, Dale, and you know how stubborn sometimes she can be. She won't stop until she finds

out everything and | don't want her to worry about it anymore. So, | have to ask you a favor..."

"Oh, con, | think | already knew that favor! You're going to asknot to tell her what happened to you in

Saudi Arabia, am | right?"

"Yes, you're right, but | wasn't referring to your sister because | know you won't really tell her about it."

"Huh?"

"I'm actually going to ask you to please don't tell your wife too as we both know they are best friends---"

"Whoa! Luke Marcuz, dude--- you can askeverything, just please don't askto lie to my wife! Haha... you

know Jack very well, don't you?"

"Jesus Christ!" | couldn't help but laugh at his reaction. "I'm not asking you to lie, I'm just asking you to keep it a

secret for a while, that's just it! It's not lying and con, of course, | know Jack and she won't eat you alive for

keeping her the truth!" "Ahh... hahaha... my wife sometimes can be wifezilla!"

And that madeburst into laughter but suddenly stopped when gavea death glare.

"Please Dale, this would be the last thing | will ask you, | promise,"

He stared atfor a few seconds before taking a deep sigh.

"Fine, but make sure to finish everything as soon as possible because | don't know and | can't promise how long |

can hold it!"

"Thanks, dude," | said, giving him a brotherly hug.

"Just keepupdated,"

"Yeah, | will, thanks,"

| took a deep breath before finally opening the car door. | honestly don't know how long it will taketo fix this

mess, but | won't be coming back here until the persons involved paid for what they have done and everything is

sorted out.

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SAM's POV:

"Did you even give him the chance to speak?" Jack questioned the moment she walked into my room that night

with her baby in her arms.

| put down the book | was reading and smiled at the sight of the little girl.

"I did," | replied shortly. "I let him talk like what you told me."

"Okay, then what happened? | saw him with walked out of the house with his shoulders down." she sat down at

the edge of the bed after putting Ashley down. "Don't tellyou broke up with him?" "Nope," | shook my head.

"| just told him to stay away from me."

"Oh, my God! Why did you do that?" the look in her eyes showed dismay and confusion at the stime.

"Because | felt something was off from the words he said, | don't know but he seemed to be hiding something,"

"What do you mean--- you didn't believe him?"

| took a long, deep breath before | started explaining.

"I did, in fact, | believed everything that he said, but..." | paused as | took another sigh.

"But?"

"But | felt like there was something he wasn't tellingand that's what | want to hear from him, but he just

left."

"So, what exactly did he tell you, | mean, how did he explain those pictures?"

"He said they were all lies... edited... and he had no idea where Lucy got those pictures."

"Hmm... Well, based on the things you've toldabout that woman, | know she is the type that won't do any

good. A total bitch! And | won't no longer doubt if Luke finds out that

"Yeah, somehow | believe that idea but it's too much if even the article in the newspaper in Saudi is still hers."

| was just her idea!"

"Dale toldabout it, maybe it could be one of his business competitors who wanted him down or it could be

one of the mischievous paparazzi who just wanted a great article for that famous model! And since they were

both single..."

She paused and looked at me, maybe she had realized something...

"I mean, they didn't know Luke Marcuz Williams is no longer a bachelor, so they thought they would make a

great pair and... tada! A click bite!"

"You haven't changed, your imagination is still wild!" | uttered, but deep inside | realized that what she said could

be true. And | suddenly remember Dana toldthe exact thing before, it's just that | was still in a lot of pain at

that time, so no matter how much they comfort me, | didn't take it seriously.

"But anyway, what does he plan to do? Did he tell you? How is he going to fix this mess?"

"I don't know," | shrugged. "Maybe he will start with his bitch of an employee!"

"Hmmp! That girl is so damn lucky | wasn't there, because if | happened to be there that time, | swear to rip off

her tongue in front of all the customers and employees!"

| just chuckled at her as | imagined having her next toat that moment.

"I'm just glad Cali doesn't know about this yet, you know, what's going on with you and Luke... again!" she

emphasized the word again.

"| purposely didn't tell her about it. | don't want this matter to affect her and her studies."

"Well, you're right on that matter." But then she fell into silence as she stared atfor a few seconds. "What will

you do when Luke proves his innocence and that those things aren't really true? Will you forgive him already?"

"Maybe," | shrugged. "I don't know, I'm not sure because right now, | want to know how he is going to fix this

mess."

"Hmm... Well, then good luck to Cali's father!" she smirked and | just shook my head.

Our story has had so many ups and downs ever since we started being together. We have also experienced

many twists and turns in our journey, so when things like this happen, my heart seems to react so quickly.