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.

was quick to react to the situation. He introduced me to the others, giving me

sat me down on the couch and

were the ones with the cameras at Flash the other day, including the guy wearing a

with you pretending to be an old man?” I asked out of curiosity

we should be releasing the promotional video in a few

profusely. “With you in it?

Nicholas is, 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 past

saw a few of his colleagues calling out to Nicholes, I excused myself; I didn’t want to

borrowed his phone and gave Shannon a call

okay? I’m going to join my friends now,” I said goodbye to Nicholas while

to your private room instead. There are a lot of them here, and navigating the corridors can be a little tricky. You

from him made me feel a lot worse about myself. He must think

know the name of the private room, I can just ask any of the staff here for directions if I can’t find it. Besides, you’ve got a lot of people

knew I had a terrible sense 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

hand after walking for a bit, and that was

and have it mounted on their wall at home if they found out! Heck, even I feel tempted

to arrive at my private room fairly quickly.

no need to be so formal with me!” Nicholas

that I blurted out the following words, “Would you

he’s only saying that out of courtesy? I mean… It isn’t very

surprised me once again by

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

from James before clearing my throat

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