Love the Second Time Around Novel

Chapter 79 Inexplicably Disappeared

Seething, I glowered at Dominic. Yet, I remained quiet as I didn’t know what to say.

Finally, I closed my eyes morosely and muttered, “Hurry up and leave. I want to sleep.”

He’s still his usual self, all right. His barbs can make someone burst a blood vessel anytime.

I closed my eyes for a long time, but I didn’t hear the door opening or closing. Having run out of patience, I opened my eyes again. As soon as I turned my head, I spotted Dominic sitting on the couch.

At the sight of him, I was taken aback for a moment, at a loss as to why he was still here.

“Didn’t I ask you to go home, Dominic? Why are you still here?”

“This is a public space, so why do you care whether I leave? Hurry up and sleep,” he replied placidly.

“Whatever!” I huffed. Then, I kept silent.

Ugh! Speaking to him is just inviting scorn! Why on earth was I so stupid to open myself to criticism?

This time, I kept my eyes screwed shut and ignored him entirely. Surprisingly, I fell asleep very quickly and even slept through the night.

The moment I woke up in the morning, I instinctually looked at the couch. Dominic was no longer there though I wasn’t sure whether he had left in the wee hours.

Nonetheless, I wasn’t all that bothered because I realized that I could move. While I was still feeling sluggish, I could undoubtedly move.

Well, it looks like my inability to move yesterday was due to the lingering effect of that damn drug. Now that a day has passed, my condition has probably improved significantly.

Recalling Dominic and my parents’ assurances that I was going to be discharged soon, I didn’t suspect anything further.

Soon, my parents came and brought me breakfast—nutritious chicken soup.

to check me over. She said I was doing pretty well, and I could go home

opportunity, I asked her about the kind of drug Julius gave

telling me that it was a kind of psychotropic drug that paralyzed the nervous system. In short, one would be rendered incapacitated after consuming the drug. One wouldn’t be able to talk either, and it would affect one’s physical functions. In cases of overdose,

overdosed me, so I could have died had I not been found in

enveloped me after hearing that, and gratitude

tongue is rather sharp, he

like water off my back without taking any offense if

wonder where he has disappeared to. I saw no sign of him when I woke up this morning, and he’s still not here yet though it’s almost noon now. And Shannon said he kept watch here every day? Hah!

breathed easier knowing that I was perfectly fine. Since I could move now, my parents left after

couldn’t do anything at the hospital anyway, so it would be better for them to go home and

and napped for a bit. When the sound of the door creaking open

the sight of a man in a cap and sunglasses.

familiar with that disguise, and the only person among my acquaintances who would dress in

expect him to know about me being hospitalized and only learned that Shannon told him when I asked

well without worrying about anything

that, and I felt that I was

couldn’t stay for long. After chatting with me for a bit,

in the day, Benjamin and

would ensure that Julius received his

said that, I wasn’t all that surprised to hear

sat and talked with

came to visit, but Dominic never showed up that

days I was hospitalized, my parents came every day. Likewise, Shannon

Later, however, she probably ran out of patience and gave up asking when she saw that I

and Mitch visited thrice during my stay

then. I had absolutely no inkling what was keeping him so busy

sixth day, my parents settled