Love the Second Time Around Novel

Chapter 120 This Arrangement Ends With Your Marriage

Everyone’s attention landed on Dominic at that instant, including my dad. They seemed to be holding their breath in anticipation of his reply.

I felt overcome with an inexplicable sense of nervousness, almost reminiscent of my feelings last night.

Things would be a lot less complicated if only my parents were around, instead of a number of my dad’s colleagues in tow.

Dominic told me last night that I had no choice but to stay with him. Even if I had conceded to his request, our relationship was nothing more than a scarlet letter on my head.

I could not let my parents suffer humiliation twice, let alone from the adultery of their daughter, which was undeniably worse than divorce.

As these thoughts crossed my head, I tugged on Dominic’s hand, hinting at him to watch his words.

The annoying man grabbed my hand instead and announced, “Good day, everyone. I’m Liliana’s boyfriend, Dominic Hartnell.”

I closed my eyes, willing the heavens to strike me dead with lightning.

There’s going to be h*ll to pay when this facade we call our relationship eventually crumbles.

An array of expressions appeared on the faces of my dad’s colleagues. However, they greeted Dominic affably after his introduction.

A female lecturer even congratulated my dad, though I found her expression rather crude. “Mr. Zanetti, Lili has great taste. This fellow looks like a much better bet than her ex-husband.”

I wanted nothing more than to leave this place. After greeting them, I excused myself on the pretense of buying things and pulled Dominic away with me.

Once we left the lecture hall, I stalked off moodily until I located a bench and sat down.

some time, I

you were my boyfriend? We agreed that we would only put on this act in front of my parents. Now

closer to me, warning flashing across his eyes. “You’re going to break up with me? Have you forgotten what

was careful to keep my volume down. “I’m concerned because I haven’t forgotten what you said last night. Our relationship is just a show, yet you insist on me staying by your side. What am I? An indentured mistress? If my dad knows that his daughter is an adulteress, the shame is

my jaw in response. “Don’t worry. Your parents won’t know a thing as long as you

hand away. What can I do to

dust that had collected on the floor,

said, “Let’s make a deal. Promise me you’ll honor this agreement,

me to continue

While you remain unmarried, we can treat this as dating around, but

focused on me, and he seemed like he

with my fingers anxiously, unsure if

it, I could not come up with a better

like a century later when

of the breath I had been holding subconsciously. Great. That gives us a few more months. After that, I can

serious. Since you have agreed, you have to stick to your end of

he replied simply,

If he tries to renege on our deal, I’ll turn

ended my conversation with Dominic. She wanted to know where

her wait at the university’s entrance with my dad for Dominic and

either of them when we arrived at the entrance. After another call, I realized that my parents had gotten lost on campus

to head into the university to look for them. Surprisingly, he offered to track them

our couple’s act was admirable. He seemed like an

services, it would be remiss of me