Love the Second Time Around

Chapter 137 Kiss Me

I glared evilly at Louis before I walked up to him and slapped his arm.

Louis pushed me aside and complained, “Lili, why are you being so violent? Geez, we’ve known each other for decades, so it’s only normal that we’ve had enough of seeing each other’s faces. It’s different with Dom. The two of you are finally back together, and it’s the first time I’ve seen him in forever.

“While we’re on the topic, what’s wrong with me calling him my brother-in-law? You two may not be married yet, but it’ll happen eventually. It’s just a timing matter.”

The way Louis spoke made it sound like I would only ever be with Dominic. Things change! It’s not like every other guy on Earth suddenly dropped dead.

“Louis Zanetti!”

I was both embarrassed and angry when I reached out to pinch that idiot’s ear. He was agile, though, so he slipped away and right to Dominic’s side.

That stupid baby brother of mine even winked at Dominic to elevate the problem and ask for help.

“Dom, you agree with me, don’t you?”

Dominic chuckled and replied, “You’re right. You’ll have to regard me as your brother-in-law sooner or later, so just speak as you like. Don’t listen to your sister, Lou. She’s just being shy.”

I glared over from the corner of my eye. Shy, my a*s!

And what the hell does he mean when he said that he will be the brother-in-law, eventually? Everything we have now is an illusion. It’s entirely possible that we will split again when he gets married!

A sting suddenly gripped my heart as that thought run past me.

Things had changed since I agreed to play along with Dominic. He had been mindlessly… or perhaps deliberately saying romantic things that got me feeling all warm and fuzzy. Unfortunately, those promises often left me broken-hearted.

There were times when I would find myself fantasizing about an impossible future as I relaxed.

I swayed a little, but I was quick to slap my face lightly to remind myself to return to reality.

and sweetly. That got me so

he smiling so

went around treating Dominic like a brother-in-law and

your arm, Dom? Has Lili

teeth and growled at Louis, “What the hell, Lou?

and you even had a cast on. Lili, why

at the time. When she saw that Dominic was bandaged, her smile turned upside down, and she seemed heartbroken. If a stranger

just injured. Was I supposed to make an official announcement

up to comfort my mom. He said, “I’m fine,

heart even more because she reacted by leading him to the sofa to have him take a seat. She even called my dad and had

had Dominic surrounded as they asked endless questions. I ended up being ignored

I’m the biological

out, but no one

got up from the couch. I avoided Dominic’s injured arm and pulled at his other arm to get him

you doing? Dom is injured, so you have to be

You don’t

as if I was going to torture Dominic

I have something to

had a disapproving look on her face when she pointed out, “Then talk nicely. Why are you pulling him like that? The way

“Mom!”

treat Dominic like a fragile baby? Is that it, then? Am

and saw how Dominic was grinning brightly. That worsened the anger in me and prompted me

locked the door and pushed him onto the bed before growling angrily, “Dominic Hartnell, you are

Are you jealous to see how Helen and Lou are treating me so well? There’s really nothing I can do with it, though. I am born with the charisma

stop being so

exasperated expression, but his tone revealed that he was bragging when he said, “The truth that they like me more

the words stuck in my throat. Unfortunately,

I learned that the old wives’ tale was

because he grinned at me after