Love the Second Time Around

Chapter 44 Let Us Sing Together

“I suppose you could say that. We’ve just completed the shooting for the show, so I brought everyone over to relax for a bit,” the man replied in his usual gentle, soothing voice.

He looked so handsome that I found myself captivated in a matter of seconds.

“Did you come here with your friends?” Nicholas asked.

“Yeah, but I wandered a little too far away, and now I can’t find my way back…” I explained awkwardly. This is so embarrassing! I mean, losing my way in a karaoke bar? Come on, I’m an adult for goodness’ sake!

Had I bumped into Dominic instead, he would’ve teased me so much — I would’ve never heard the end of it. While Nicholas did none of that, what he said next surprised me greatly.

“In that case, how about you come to join me for a bit? We’ll go look for your private room later.”

Me? Join Nicholas? He said he came over after filming the show, so… Does that mean I will get to meet a few other stars too? Oh my god! This sounds so exciting… But wouldn’t it be awkward for a random stranger like me to just show up?

“Um… Are you sure it’s appropriate to have me over like this?” I asked nervously.

At my timid question, Nicholas broke into a hearty chuckle. “Why wouldn’t it be? It’s just a hangout session between colleagues, after all. Come on, let’s go!”

With that being said, I decided to join him.

There were a lot more people inside his private room than I had expected.

There were over twenty people, and they were also surprised to see Nicholas return with a random stranger.

The awkward tension left me so dumbfounded that I forgot to greet them; I simply stood next to Nicholas in silence.

situation. He introduced me to the others, giving

on the couch

noticed a few familiar faces in the group earlier. They were the ones with the

it have anything to do with you pretending to be an old man?” I asked out

video in a few days. You can

“With you in

it was only natural that I support his shows in whatever way I could. Besides, all the movies and TV shows he had been involved in throughout the

a few of his colleagues calling out to Nicholes, I excused

call to inquire about the

I’m going to join my friends now,” I said goodbye to Nicholas while returning his

I should walk you to your private room instead. There are a lot of them here, and navigating the corridors can be

a

can just ask any of the staff here for directions if I can’t find it. Besides, you’ve got

of direction, but I wasn’t dumb enough to not ask for directions. I didn’t want to trouble Nicholas any further, but he insisted and dragged me out of

go of my hand after walking for a bit, and

cut my hand off, bid for it, and have it mounted on their wall at home if they found out! Heck, even

able to arrive at my

friends, aren’t we? There’s no need to be so formal with me!” Nicholas said with a warm

me a friend got me feeling so excited that I blurted out the following words, “Would you like to come in for a

behaving a little out of place here? What if he’s only saying that out of courtesy? I mean… It isn’t

me once again

to give her a surprise and asked him to wait outside for a bit, a request which he gladly obliged

room and took the microphone over from James before clearing my throat with

the attention of everyone inside the room, and they all looked at me eagerly with the exception of Dominic, who had a hostile