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.

in silence for some time, I lifted my

only put on this act in front of my parents. Now that my dad’s colleagues know about you,

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

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

won’t know a thing as

away. What

the dust that had collected on the floor, I made a

head to meet Dominic’s gaze, I said, “Let’s make a deal. Promise me you’ll honor this agreement,

for me

separate ways when that happens. While you remain unmarried, we can treat this as dating around, but I

focused on me, and he seemed like he was in

fiddled with my fingers anxiously, unsure if he would agree to my

he rejected it, I could not come up with a

century later

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

Since you have agreed, you have to stick to your end of the

he replied

renege on our deal,

as I ended my conversation with Dominic. She wanted

entrance

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

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

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

volunteering his services, it would be remiss