Love the Second Time Around Novel

Chapter 84 A Dreadful Encounter

This was the first time I experienced anything like this: sprinting bare-footed across the street. In hindsight, I could use this as reference material for my comic.

For a moment, I forgot I was running alongside Nicholas and his pair of long legs. With every step he took, I had to take a few more to match his pace. Very soon, I was panting madly. There were multiple instances when I almost fell and made a fool of myself.

Fortunately, Nicholas was familiar with the ways of the street. After a few turns, we arrived at the underground parking and hurriedly escaped on his silver Porsche. If not for his crooked chef hat and my messy hair, it would have looked like a cool escape scene from the movies.

Back in the car, both of us broke into laughter.

“Liliana, is this really the time to be laughing? You heartless creature!” Nicholas pursed his lips in an attempt to stifle his laugh.

“I could say the same to you! Even a superstar like you is not bothered by your ruined image, so why would a nobody like me care?” Still panting from the run earlier, I started tidying my disheveled hair.

“A nobody? I’m afraid that won’t be the case from tomorrow.”

paused and looked at

We’re in a digital era, after all. Forget tomorrow – perhaps photos and ridiculous comments of us are already circulating

could I have

did I hold his hands, but

were talking about Nicholas, the superstar who had had a clean record so far. If this incident made the headlines, his

What should I do?

me with a faint smile. “Let’s get off here and grab some food. I’m

on the headlines at any moment, yet he was

long sigh and got out of the car. Nicholas had taken off his chef’s outfit by that time

so that I could get my deposit. Yet, he locked the car before I could speak any further. Guess I’ll

got a private room here.” With that said, he strode toward the elevator while I tailed

toward his private room with great familiarity. The service staff was excited by his presence. Just as I was about to