Love the Second Time Around Novel

Chapter 57 A Wonderful Dream

I was speechless at his excessively nosey behavior.

Louis tugged at my hand from behind. “Lili, I can sleep alone. It’s fine.”

I glared at Dominic as I led Louis to the reception to get another room. Some arguments were just not worth my time.

When we returned, I asked Dominic pointedly, “Happy?”

He smirked and nodded. “Of course. Your brother would’ve been sleeping now if you took my advice earlier.”

Hmph! Jerk!

While Dominic had his back turned to me, I waved my fists at him before accompanying Louis to his room.

I was still nagging my brother by the time we got to his room. “Take a shower and have a good rest. Don’t worry about anything else. Are you hungry? I can pop down to get you something.”

He replied, “I can’t stomach anything right now. Lili, you should get some rest too. Mitch promised he would get me out of this mess.”

I was surprised that Louis was already referring to Mitch by his first name.

Still, if anyone could get my brother out of this mess, it was most likely Mitch who had easily managed to get him out on bail.

I returned to my room once Louis settled in his.

Having woken up early this morning as well, I was exhausted.

My anxiety of Louis kept me running on overdrive the entire day. Now that things were starting to look up, the tiredness had caught up to me, and my eyelids drooped dangerously.

I could not even be bothered to wash up and immediately lay starfished on the bed.

Just as I was about to enter dreamland, I heard a knock on the door. Thinking it was Louis, I opened the door without asking who was outside.

Instead of my brother, Dominic was standing outside my door with two carrier bags in his hand.

He walked in like it was his own home.

door and asked, “Why are

just the

the table, I sat down and got

bag. One held clam chowder and the other, a generous serving of

surprised that Benjamin had bought me

the food tantalized my senses. I did not realize how hungry I had been until I took my first

Wondering if he had eaten anything, I stood up, about to head

doing? Can’t you sit still while you’re eating? What are you, a kid?”

“I-I-”

have realized what I was thinking and mollified me before I needed to explain

food in peace after knowing that Louis had a

Dominic sat opposite me and crossed his legs, staring intently

on

you eaten? You

have been a little late, but that did

don’t care for your faux concern. If you were truly worried, why didn’t you share your

statement silenced me for a moment, and I could only mumble, “My saliva is

tasted more than that, wouldn’t you agree?” said

furiously

 The memory of his words remained fresh in my mind. I would not be able to resist his advances now that

I stuffed the empty food containers into the bags and pushed them into

back to your room. I want to get some

for his strength. Dominic tossed the items into the trash can and dragged me to

so that we were sitting side-by-side before pressing me into

lot of trouble, and I’m not in the mood for any

that you’ll be in the mood once your

his inference, wishing I could grab those stupid words and stuff them back

of the state of his

affair? And anyway, whoever came up with a rule that people should only sleep together if they’re in a relationship? I’m sure there are plenty of couples

left me slack-jawed. I could not come up with a suitable

spoke,

not right, though; he’ll take my silence as tacit

regretted my decision to