Love the Second Time Around

Chapter 122 Acting Guilty

I checked my phone, almost dropping it when I saw who the sender was.

I could not help but feel like I was cheating on him.

In his text, Royce mentioned that he had not contacted me because he had been away on a business trip. He followed that up with an invitation to chat the next day.

Chat? About what? Dominic’s warning remained at the forefront of my mind. If he knew about Royce’s existence, I would be dead meat.

I stared at the doorway guiltily as if expecting Dominic to materialize at any moment. I tapped out a reply to Royce hastily.

I’m sorry, but we shouldn’t keep in touch anymore. I’ve got a boyfriend now.

After I sent out the text, I sighed in relief.

Royce merely replied, Alright.

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the bedroom. I quickly erased Royce’s conversation history and buried my phone under my pillow. To complete my act of innocence, I pretended to be absorbed in drawing.

Dominic’s senses were, however, razor-sharp.

The minute he got on the bed, he pulled me into his arms and gazed at me inquisitively. “You seem nervous. Feeling guilty about something?”

My heart was about to leap out of my throat at that point. Still, I thought I put on a rather convincing act of nonchalance as I replied, “You’re the one who is guilty.”

He began toying with a strand of my hair as he commented, “That’d better be the case. Liliana, you know the consequences.”

My eyelids twitched before I could muster a brownnosing smile. “Of course not. There’s nothing for you to discover.”

pressed me into the bed and got down to

frequency of our lovemaking had made a difference, but I had grown more and more sensitive to his touch. A few teases

more wicked in bed. He would tease me until I was burning with desire and immediately stop his movements,

had tried a few times to resist begging him, but that only

could not outlast him, I learned my lesson and played along. It would eventually work out

thing of mystery to him. Even after making love through the wee hours of the night, I was the one who felt

Dominic called me. I almost screamed out of glee at the news he told me.

The heavens must’ve

house meant another day of walking around on sore legs. I had been dreaming of

could finally sleep peacefully and alone

speed increased

of snacks into my shopping cart for good measure. As I reveled in my mini-celebration, I heard someone call

around, I realized that it was Royce. Wow,

I see you’re doing grocery shopping

awkward as he greeted me. I returned his greeting and replied, “Yes. I’m running out of

into awkward silence

the tension first by saying, “I’m busy, so

and waved

threats were nothing if not effective at instilling fear

Royce out of coincidence, and Dominic’s not here either. I should hurry

Dominic around, I slept

lasted

spending more time with her after rendezvousing with me. Though how he manages to keep the fiancée satisfied with

came knocking bright and early on Sunday morning,

open my eyes after rushing a manuscript

want is to