Love the Second Time Around Novel

Chapter 130 Do Him A Favor

Pushing Shannon away, | stumbled into the room and tumbled right into bed.

Before | closed my eyes, | muttered, “Letsleep for a bit first. I'll tell you where | went last night when | wake

up.”

Then, | promptly fell into a deep slumber, only rousing when it was almost noon.

As soon as | opened my eyes, Shannon was already eagerly demanding answers while my mind was still groggy

with sleep. “Okay, no more givingexcuses now. Quick, tellwhether you went to look for Royce yesterday!

Earlier this morning, just after you had dozed off, he cover with breakfast. It's right there, so look for

yourself.”

Looking in the direction where she was pointing, | was greeted by the sight of a myriad of food on the small

table.

A moment later, | retracted my gaze. Ah, he’s indeed a good man, but there's already someone else occupying

the space in my heart. As such, there's no more space for anyone else. What a pity!

Shannon lifted a hand and waved it in front of me. “Why are you spacing out now?” she queried. “Well? Say

something!”

After a second’s contemplation, | admitted, “Shannon, | was not with Royce last night, and it’s impossible

between us. Last night... | was with Dominic.”

Shannon seemed to have suffered a shock, and she only reacted after an eternity. “You got together with

Dominic again? Are you a fool, Liliana?”

“No, we're not together per se. We're just... in a mutually beneficial relationship.”

“What does that mean?” Shannon's expression abruptly turned grave.

“It's exactly as it means. When he gets married, I'll sever my relationship with him,” | explained in a mere

whisper.

Shannon was momentarily taken aback before she clutched my hand and asked apprehensively, “Did he coerce

you? Does he have dirt on you or something?”

In response, | shook my head slowly. “This matter is actually very complicated, but he didn’t coerce me.

Shannon, my current relationship with him will only persist for a few months at most. When he gets married,

things will be over between us.”

Shannon froze for a second before she murmured in distress, “Have you taken leave of your senses? By doing so,

you're the one who'll be on the losing end. And it'll also be you who'll be wallowing in pain and grief in the end.”

Forcing a smile, | mollified her, saying, “I'll be fine.”

“Fine? You'll be crying your heart out then!” Shannon cuta glare.

At that, | kept mum.

On our way back, we were both silent for the entire trip. Shannon was angry at me, but | knew that she just

wanted the best for me.

It wasn’t until | made to alight from the car when we arrived at my house did she finally call out to me.

“I've never seen such a foolish woman like you. If you're heartbroken then, remember to ringup beforehand.

I'll be waiting for you with tons of liquor.”

“I will.”

Honestly, it’s nice to have friends!

After going home, | focused all my attention on drawing though I did make myself a bowl of noodles sometin

between.

When it was almost midnight, | suddenly heard the sound of someone unlocking the door outside. Upon taking a

gander, | saw that it was actually Dominic.

Despite glimpsing the keys in his hand, | didn’t bother asking since it was obvious that he had furtively made a

copy for himself.

Regarding him in bafflement, | inquired, “Why did you cover at this hour?”

The man loosened his tie before plopping down on the couch with fatigue etched on his face. “I cto see

whether you're obediently staying home.”

At once, | was rendered speechless. Jeez, he’s dead on his feet; yet, he doesn’t forget to snub me!

Ignoring him, | spun around and went back to my room. But after sitting down for two minutes, | couldn't resist

going back to the living room.

Dominic was still sitting on the sofa, but his eyes were closed, and he seemed to be asleep.

At the sight of his sorry state, | couldn't help walking over and nudging him. “Go and take a shower before

sleeping on the bed. Don’t sleep here, or you'll catch a cold,” | urged.

Without opening his eyes, he blurted, “I'm hungry.”

Exasperation flooded me, but still, | queried, “I'll cook snoodles for you, okay?”

| waited for a long while before | finally got a murmur of acquiescence in reply.

However, when | was done cooking and wanted to call him to eat, | realized that he had truly fallen asleep. He

seemed to be slumbering soundly, his breathing deep.

| pondered for a moment, but in the end, | decided against waking him. After arranging him properly on the

couch, I snagged a blanket from the room and draped it over him.

Then, | took my tablet to the living room. Putting a cushion on the floor, | sat down on it.

Dominic was tall in stature, so | was worried that he would fall off in the middle of the night.

| was quite energetic in the beginning, but | gradually grew drowsy during the latter half of the night. | wanted to

go back and sleep in my room, but | worried about him, so | rested my head against the couch and dozed off.

While | was groggy with sleep, | felt someone scoopingup.

Blinking an eye open, | saw that Dominic was carryingto the bedroom.

At that, | closed my eye drowsily. Only when | sensed the soft covers surroundingdid | finally open my eyes

while half-asleep.

“What tis it now? Are you going to work?”

“I'm going on a business trip for two days...”

I heard Dominic tellingthat he was going on a business trip, but | truly had no inkling of whatever else he

said after that.

When I racked my brains upon waking up, I still couldn't remember anything other than the fact that he had

gone on a business trip.

In the afternoon, both Royce and Nicholas senta Whatmessage. Besides, | also had two missed calls

from the latter.

Royce wanted to askout for a meal, but | declined right away. It wasn't just for the sake of my promise to

Dominic, but more so because | didn’t want to go either.

Nicholas, on the other hand, askedto call him back when | was free.

| phoned him, but he didn’t answer. Guessing that he was probably filming, | didn’t continue calling.

At a little over eight at night, he finally calledback.

I hadn't contacted him for a long time, aware that he would definitely be swamped with filming.

Furthermore, | was afraid that | would land him in hot water, Dominic's threat toward him back then still vivid in

my mind.

Anyhow, things seemed fine at the moment, for all those people who previously slandered him on the Internet

had now disappeared.

While | couldn't see his countenance, | could hear the weariness from his voice alone.

It turned out that Nicholas phonedbecause he neededto do him a favor and visit someone on his behalf.

He was on a tight schedule recently, so he couldn’t leave the set.

Although Dominic toldto cut off contact with Nicholas, I only regarded him as a friend. Besides, he had

helpedmultiple times. It was rare that | had an opportunity to help him out, so | agreed without an ounce of

hesitation.

The next day, | did sshopping as per his request. Then, | hailed a taxi and headed straight to the location he

gave me.

178, Cobalt Avenue turned out to be an old house. That was where Nicholas’ grandmother, Monica Cross,

resided.

| rang for the doorbell for a long tbefore an elderly lady with gray hair opened the door. Although she was up

in years, she seemed to be in good health.

Guessing that it was probably Nicholas’ grandmother, | was just about to greet her when the elderly lady pointed

atexcitedly and exclaimed, “Oh, aren't you Nicky's girlfriend?”