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.

the door and

I’m just

he placed the bags on the table, I sat down and got ready

One held clam chowder and the other,

that Benjamin had bought me some of my

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

eaten anything, I stood up, about to head to

sit still while you’re eating? What are you, a kid?” Dominic grabbed the container from my hands and

“I-I-”

Just dig in.” He must have realized what I was thinking and mollified me

my food in peace after knowing that Louis

crossed his legs,

been difficult to concentrate on eating if not for

I asked, “Have you

may have been a little late, but that did not invalidate my concern. Still, Dominic found fault with my

you were truly worried,

for a moment, and I could only mumble, “My

at all. I’ve tasted more than that, wouldn’t you agree?” said Dominic provocatively

furiously at his

stay here any longer. The memory of his words remained fresh in my mind. I would not be able to resist

the bags and pushed them into his hand. In the next

I

the items into the trash can and dragged me to the

down so that we were sitting side-by-side

in the mood for any of this with you,” I said seriously and tried to block him

is that you’ll be

choked at his inference, wishing I could grab those stupid words and stuff them back into my

the mood regardless of the state of his affairs. We’re not in a romantic relationship anymore, and we shouldn’t engage in silly

rule that people should only sleep together if they’re in a relationship? I’m sure there are plenty of couples out there banging their

I could not come up with a suitable

the less I spoke, the fewer chances I had of putting

that’s not right, though; he’ll

my decision to let him into