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.

time,

front of my parents. Now that my dad’s colleagues know about you, my dad’s going to be humiliated again when we break

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

over, though I 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 going to shorten his lifespan by

“Don’t worry. Your parents won’t know a thing as long as you obey

 What can I do to fix

the dust that had collected on the floor, I made

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

for me

get married; we’ll go our separate ways when that happens. While you remain unmarried, we can

me, and he

unsure if he

come up with a better idea

seemed like a century later when he

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

recalled how Dominic had always twisted my words to his benefit. I warned, “I’m serious. Since you have agreed, you have to stick to your end

replied

he agrees. If he tries to renege on our

mom called just as I ended my conversation with Dominic. She wanted to

university’s entrance with

did not see either of them when we arrived at the entrance. After another call,

prepared to head into the university

like an eager boy scout whenever it

volunteering his services, it would be remiss of me to reject