Chapter 122 Acting Guilty

I checked my phone, almost dropping it when I saw who the sender was.

It was a text from Royce from my blind date.

I could not help but feel like I was cheating on him.

In his text, Royce mentioned that he had not contacted me because he had been away on a business trip. He followed that up with an invitation to chat the next day.

Chat? About what? Dominic’s warning remained at the forefront of my mind. If he knew about Royce’s existence, I would be dead meat.

I stared at the doorway guiltily as if expecting Dominic to materialize at any moment. I tapped out a reply to Royce hastily.

I’m sorry, but we shouldn’t keep in touch anymore. I’ve got a boyfriend now.

After I sent out the text, I sighed in relief.

Royce merely replied, Alright.

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the bedroom. I quickly erased Royce’s conversation history and buried my phone under my pillow. To complete my act of innocence, I pretended to be absorbed in drawing.

Dominic’s senses were, however, razor-sharp.

The minute he got on the bed, he pulled me into his arms and gazed at me inquisitively. “You seem nervous. Feeling guilty about something?”

My heart was about to leap out of my throat at that point. Still, I thought I put on a rather convincing act of nonchalance as I replied, “You’re the one who is guilty.”

He began toying with a strand of my hair as he commented, “That’d better be the case. Liliana, you know the consequences.”

before I could muster a brownnosing smile. “Of course not. There’s nothing for

pressed me into the bed and got

did not know if the frequency of our lovemaking had made a difference, but I had grown more and more sensitive to his touch. A

I was burning with desire and immediately stop his movements, waiting for me to beg for

tried a few times to resist begging him, but that only

and played along. It would eventually work out in my

a thing of mystery to him. Even after making love through the wee hours of the night, I was the one who felt utterly spent while he

I had been shopping at a supermarket when Dominic called me. I almost screamed out of glee at

heavens must’ve heard

another day of walking around on sore legs. I had been

sleep

shopping speed increased exponentially with

into my shopping cart for good measure. As I reveled in my mini-celebration, I heard someone call

it was Royce.

you’re doing grocery shopping

stilted or awkward as he greeted me. I returned his greeting and replied,

fell into awkward silence soon

“I’m busy, so I’ll make a move. Enjoy your

hastily and waved goodbye

me with relief. Dominic’s constant threats were nothing if not effective at instilling fear in

Royce out of

around, I

absence lasted about a

should be spending more time with her after rendezvousing with me. Though how he manages to

Sunday morning, dragging

in exhaustion, struggling to open my eyes after

me. All I want is to veg out in

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