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.

pretty well, and I could go home to recuperate once the

asked her about the kind of

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

so I could have died had I

me after hearing that, and gratitude

sharp, he

it like water off my back without taking any offense if he ever provoked me

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! That’s probably an exaggeration

was perfectly fine. Since I could move now, my parents

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

parents left, I was bored lying on the bed, so I closed my eyes and napped for a bit. When the sound of the door creaking open sounded,

greeted by the sight of a man in a cap and sunglasses. He

only person among my acquaintances who would dress in such a

only learned that Shannon told him when I

me to recuperate well without worrying about anything else, promising to help Shannon

and I felt that I was

hospital, he couldn’t stay for long. After

the day, Benjamin and Mitch

told me they would ensure that Julius received his due, thus urging

all that surprised to hear

and talked with me for a while before

some reason, many people came to visit, but Dominic never showed

hospitalized, my parents came every day. Likewise, Shannon also

my relationship with Dominic like a dog with a bone. Later, however, she probably ran out of patience and gave up asking

Benjamin and Mitch visited thrice

show up even once ever since then. I had absolutely no inkling what was keeping him so busy

my parents settled the discharge procedures and took me