Love the Second Time Around Novel

Chapter 126 Is He Your New Boyfriend

Puzzled as to the sight that was making Shannon so worked up, I curiously looked in the direction she was pointing.

Hmm? Isn’t that Dominic and Camille?

They were chatting while watching the group of people dancing around the bonfire. It seemed that they hadn’t spotted Shannon and me yet.

I wasn’t in the mood to deal with Camille’s pretentiousness or fight with her, much less watch her being all lovey-dovey with Dominic.

Thus, I reached out to pull Shannon away, but she had already rolled up her sleeves in preparation of charging forward to brawl with them.

I swiftly grabbed her and demanded, “What are you trying to do? Are you planning to beat them up?”

“Yes, I’m planning to beat them up, alright! I’m even going to find a rod and wallop them until they beg me for mercy!”

Torn between amusement and exasperation, I chided, “Stop messing around. Look at your petite stature. Considering your puny strength, Dominic can crush you with just one finger.”

Shannon thumped me on the back in chagrin and huffily retorted, “Why are you disparaging yourself and lauding others? I’m trying to stand up for you!”

“I’m just worried that you’ll be hurt,” I hastily mollified her with a smile. “Alright, let’s just ignore them and leave. They’re no one important anyway.”

As I said that, I tugged at Shannon, eager to leave so that we could look for Royce and Quinn.

Another reason for my urgency in leaving was my worry that Dominic would see Royce when the latter returned.

Alas, Murphy’s law always applied when it came to the very thing one dreaded.

me, we got to our feet. But before we could even take a step

of harmlessness with a tender

to him for being so unflappable while his fiancée and… well, lover… bumped into each other. He’s probably the only man who can maintain his composure in

I just told Dom that I seemed to have caught sight of you. Unexpectedly, it’s really you! What a

eyes for a moment. A coincidence, my foot! She’s the one who simply has to pester

on an act every single time I met her, so I had long since grown tired of it. This time,

around, I

as a sense of impending doom

shook off my hand and trotted over to them. Then, she took them by the hand

Dominic. “Don’t think that you can still bully Liliana like before!

that she was spouting nonsense, Royce abruptly reached out and pulled me closer to him. In the next moment, I realized that he was using his body to block me from Dominic’s line

insignificant move, but I suddenly shuddered under Dominic’s

at his cold stare

dropped her hand from his arm out of the

your new boyfriend, Liliana? He seems a perfect match

that point, Dominic spoke up all of a sudden as though

smile hovering over his lips, he languidly questioned, “Boyfriend? Then, you really ought to introduce

chill struck me, and I almost bit my tongue. The look in Dominic’s eyes as he regarded me then

her back as though she was a mother hen protecting her chick. Then, she thrust a finger into

having done so once? I’ve seen too many women like you, but none as shameless as you are! You’re not even afraid that your face will rot off when you’re wearing a mask and putting on an act every moment

red, and I knew from the way she kept

she wanted to maintain her

I looked on, utter glee

you don’t like Liliana, but you should find someone better than her at least. Yet, you ended up with

I completely agreed with Shannon’s reproach. But at the sight of Dominic’s dark