Love the Second Time Around

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.

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.

this act in front of my parents. Now that my dad’s colleagues know about you, my dad’s going

moved closer to me, warning flashing across his eyes. “You’re going to break up with me? Have you forgotten what I told you last

volume down. “I’m concerned because I haven’t forgotten what you said last 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

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

shrugged his hand away. What can I do to fix

had collected on the

meet Dominic’s gaze, I said, “Let’s make a deal.

gestured for me to

our separate ways when that happens. While you remain unmarried, we can treat this as dating around, but I refuse to be your mistress once you’re legally

pupils focused on me, and he seemed like he was in deep

fingers anxiously, unsure if

could not come up

like a century later when

let go of the breath I had been holding subconsciously. Great. That gives us a few

how Dominic had always twisted my words to his benefit. I warned, “I’m serious. Since you have agreed, you have to stick to your end of the agreement. Don’t fob me off with excuses when the time

replied

to renege on our deal, I’ll turn his life into

ended my conversation with Dominic. She wanted

wait at the university’s entrance with

at the entrance.

into the university to

admirable. He seemed like an eager

volunteering his services, it would be remiss of me