Love the Second Time Around Novel

Chapter 14

Chapter 14 Accepting Her Fate

Although I had no inkling where Dominic had been in the past few years or how he had been doing, he did not seem so destitute that he hadn’t the money to hire a caregiver, what with his luxurious car and having an executive assistant.

A sliver of regret crept into me at my rash words earlier. For some reason, I couldn’t shake off the feeling that he had dug a trap and was just waiting for me to fall into it.

“Are you going back on your word now? Weren’t you the one who said you’d do your best to accommodate me? I’m just asking you to take care of me, yet you can’t even do such a simple thing? Liliana, are you really sincere in apologizing and making amends?” Dominic finally spat coldly when I hesitated for too long without saying anything.

Anxiously stealing a gander at him, I saw that his cheeks were now puffed up against his chiseled countenance.

Even if I know that it’s a trap, how can I decline when both of us have said as much? In fact, isn’t there a saying that goes like this—curses, like chickens, come home to roost?

“Alright, I agree. But let me make it clear that I’ll only be taking care of you. There’ll be no monkey business!”

“But of course! What monkey business do you have in mind? Did you really think that I’ll use my hands and mouth on you?”

anyone with a more serious lack of filter than him. Ah, forget it! My brain cells

I morosely muttered, “Drop me off at my parents’ place

makes sense that you’ve got to tell them about your

a mind reader? Indeed, I was going home to feel my parents out since I wasn’t certain whether they would

more apt about the taciturn Calvin. Just from our conversation, he drove me right up to

be starting your duties tomorrow. I’ll

opportunity to decline. Sighing, I went upstairs. Throughout it all, I kept racking my brain on how I should broach the subject of my divorce with

highly educated, their thoughts remained

to the

the thought that they might reprimand me later, I wavered, for their lecture could truly bore

on the door. It was my mother who opened the door,

peered at the corridor behind me before asking, “Where’s Julius?

I stammered, “No… He’s

so my mother

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