Love the Second Time Around

Chapter 76

 

Chapter 76 As long As He Does Not Violate Me

The sound seemed very close to me, and I wondered whether Julius was back.

Roughly discerning the direction in which the sound originated, I pinned my gaze there without even blinking once.

A few minutes passed, but still, no one came into sight despite the continual noise.

“Is that you, Julius?” I couldn’t help asking in a holler.

My voice reverberated around the space, yet there was no sign of anyone.

 

Subsequently, I felt something scurrying across my lap even as squeaks drifted into my ears.

Oh my God, it’s a rat! Fear struck me, and I shuddered violently.

 

I inexorably tucked my legs closer to my body.

Ugh! I’m most terrified of rats! I’m not even afraid of whatever Julius might do to me now, be it hitting me or tearing into me. At least he’s a living person, and it’s way better than being here alone with those creatures!

At the thought of him, Coraline came to mind.

Jeez, how stupid am I that I was duped again? As the saying goes, once bitten, twice shy. Everyone knows that except me. Despite having been sabotaged by them both countless times on end, I was still dumbly eager to put myself in the line of fire. Gah! Oh well, Coraline’s acting skills were truly top-notch as well, even surpassing that of Nicholas and Scarlett’s.

I lifted my head and stared up at the infinite sea of pitch-black darkness above me. A sense of utter helplessness inundated me.

If only I’d known that things would come to this, I would’ve immediately told Dominic where I was when he phoned me. Why the hell did I act so childishly? I wonder if he would be able to find me when I only said Ho for Horington. Argh!

After an indeterminate amount of time, a sound snagged my attention again. This time, I could tell that it was the sound of footsteps.

Sure enough, Julius entered my line of sight with a bag in his hand after a few minutes.

tablet from the bag,

he wants to see you again. Also, warn him that he’s not allowed to lodge a

his initial five hundred thousand, Dominic will probably be willing to pay, but he has actually jacked it up tenfold! Putting aside the fact that Dominic might not have that much money, our relationship doesn’t warrant him paying that exorbitant sum. Who am I to him,

thousand, so they can probably give you that much. But don’t you think five million

Slap!

before I could finish. In the next moment, my cheek smarted

my hair and yanked

money! Why? Are you that distressed on behalf of your lover? Liliana, you should actually thank me. This is a test for him, you know?”

cold and ominous voice, he threatened, “Later, just repeat whatever

my scalp stinging, and his threat echoed in my ears,

say. S-So, how should I

and meek, he finally released his grip on

tablet, he brought it

ticking. After casting him a glance, I began repeating everything he said earlier

final word, he yanked the tablet

a bottle of mineral water from the bag and unscrewed the

Is he kidding me? I saw him drugging

my lip hard, refusing

out and grasped my chin forcefully without a single word. Hauling me up,

excruciating pain assaulted me, my mouth instinctively opened from the agony. That

my throat while streaming down my neck, almost

so you’ve got to

panting. All of a sudden, he untied the

I felt much better without the rope restraining me, I didn’t think he would

got an inch off the floor, my knees went

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