Love the Second Time Around

Chapter 120

 

Chapter 120 This Arrangement Ends With Your Marriage

Everyone’s attention landed on Dominic at that instant, including my dad. They seemed to be holding their breath in anticipation of his reply.

I felt overcome with an inexplicable sense of nervousness, almost reminiscent of my feelings last night.

Things would be a lot less complicated if only my parents were around, instead of a number of my dad’s colleagues in tow.

Dominic told me last night that I had no choice but to stay with him. Even if I had conceded to his request, our relationship was nothing more than a scarlet letter on my head.

I could not let my parents suffer humiliation twice, let alone from the adultery of their daughter, which was undeniably worse than divorce.

 

As these thoughts crossed my head, I tugged on Dominic’s hand, hinting at him to watch his words.

The annoying man grabbed my hand instead and announced, “Good day, everyone. I’m Liliana’s boyfriend, Dominic Hartnell.”

 

I closed my eyes, willing the heavens to strike me dead with lightning.

There’s going to be h*ll to pay when this facade we call our relationship eventually crumbles.

An array of expressions appeared on the faces of my dad’s colleagues. However, they greeted Dominic affably after his introduction.

A female lecturer even congratulated my dad, though I found her expression rather crude. “Mr. Zanetti, Lili has great taste. This fellow looks like a much better bet than her ex-husband.”

I wanted nothing more than to leave this place. After greeting them, I excused myself on the pretense of buying things and pulled Dominic away with me.

Once we left the lecture hall, I stalked off moodily until I located a bench and sat down.

After stewing in silence for some time, I lifted my forlorn gaze to Dominic.

act in front of my parents. Now that my dad’s colleagues

his eyes. “You’re going to

night. Our relationship is just a show, yet you insist on me staying by your side. What am I? An indentured mistress? If my dad knows that

my jaw in response. “Don’t worry. Your parents won’t know a thing as

his hand away. What can I do

collected on the floor,

“Let’s make a deal. Promise me you’ll honor this

me

you remain unmarried, we can treat this as dating around, but I refuse to be your mistress once you’re

inky-black pupils focused on me, and he seemed like he was

fiddled with my fingers anxiously, unsure if he would agree

could not come up with a better idea to

seemed like a century later when he finally said,

subconsciously. Great. That gives us a few more months. After that, I can always claim personality differences for causing our

recalled how Dominic had always twisted my words to his benefit. I warned, “I’m serious. Since you have agreed, you have to

he replied simply,

he tries to renege on our deal, I’ll turn

called just as I ended my conversation with Dominic.

at the university’s entrance with my dad for Dominic

did not see either of them when we arrived at the entrance. After another call, I

asked Dominic to wait as I prepared to head into the university to look for them. Surprisingly,

to our couple’s act was admirable. He seemed like an eager boy scout whenever it came

it would be remiss of me to reject

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