Love the Second Time Around

Chapter 37

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Oh, how his resting b*tch face irritated me. What, he thought I’d be scared just because he was staring at me quietly? Well, he’s wrong. I’m going all out now.

I hastily wiped my tears away and glared at him. “What are you looking at? I told you to piss off!” I roared in despair. But the moment I did, the temperature seemed to take a dip, and I felt everything turning to ice.

Dominic was glaring at me coldly, then he whispered, “What did you say?”

Remember when I said I wasn’t afraid of him? Well, I lied. He was looking pretty scary at the moment. “W-Well, if you’re not leaving, I will!”

I can’t beat you, but I can hide from you. Besides, I didn’t want to see him any longer, so I tossed the blanket away and headed toward the door barefooted.

As soon as I opened the door, Calvin was in the way, and I told him, “Out of my way, I’m leaving.”

At the same time, Dominic ordered, “Shut the door, Calvin.”

Calvin ignored me and was about to close the door, but I stopped him with my leg and pulled as hard as I could at it. I’m not letting you!

Calvin didn’t expect me to resist, so he hesitated. “Ms. Zanetti, what are you doing?”

“Just do me a favor and let me go, Calvin.” I tried to shove him away, but Calvin didn’t budge. He blocked me perfectly, just like how Dominic wanted him to.

“P-Please don’t make this hard for me, Ms. Zanetti.”

Goddammit, I wanted to scream. If I’m not making it hard for you, your boss is gonna make it hard for me.

And then Dominic said icily, “Don’t challenge my patience, Liliana.”

At that, I roared without thinking, “You’re not the only one whose patience is running thin here! Do you think you can push me around as you please? Well, I’m no pushover!”

Dominic slowly pushed himself and stopped before me. For some reason, even though he was shorter than me, it was still suffocating to be around him.

He glanced at me calmly and elaborated, “So you wanna argue? Fine, let’s argue then. First, you became my caregiver because you owe me money. Second, you know very well how you managed to sell the copyright to your work, and third, how many times have I saved you up until now?”

The man had a lot of points, and none I could argue against. But it was not like he cared about my arguments anyway, so he continued, “Point is, not only do you owe me money, you owe me your life. I’m not forcing you to be my woman or anything since I have taste, but at least show me some gratitude. And I don’t accept your screams as payment.”

Wow, I had nothing to say to that. Honestly, Dominic had a way with words. Since I had nothing to say to him, we were stuck in a staring contest.

A short while later, Yvonne came to us. “Oh, so everyone’s here. Good. I’m just here to say that if you’re all good now, we’d appreciate it if you can get yourself discharged. We’re running out of beds now.

“I need to see you later.” She pointed at Dominic and then to me. “See you next time, Liliana. Bye-bye.”

I smiled bitterly at her, then she left like nobody’s business. Once she was gone, Dominic shot me a look. “Think long and hard on what I’ve said. Keep an eye on her, Calvin.” Then, he left me too.

I went back to my bed, puffing my cheeks. Since Calvin was here, there was no way I could escape. Honestly, Calvin was wasted on a boss like Dominic. The kid was tall, muscular, and had a nice voice, so he could have worked for a better boss.

“Ms. Zanetti, Mr. Hartnell is just—”

I waved him down the moment he mentioned that b*started. “Don’t bring him up, for Pete’s sake. Every time he talks, I get a migraine. Just shush, alright? It’s not every day I get to enjoy my peace and quiet.”

Calvin hesitated for a moment, then he sighed and stopped talking.

I sat on my bed, spacing out. For some reason, I was reminded of Julius and Coraline. Ew. Those b*stards. They keep pushing the boundaries of human morality.

I was still worried about my future. Sure, Dominic might have busted me out, but god knew if I had a record. To make things worse, if I couldn’t clear my name for some reason… I shudder to think of the consequences.

I’m meeting up with Mr. Chance tomorrow. Gotta show him this video and talk to him about my case. At this point, I had to admit that Dominic’s lecture was absolutely right, and I was wrong. Since I knew I was guilty, I didn’t say no when he came back and told me we would be leaving.

Dominic didn’t say a word to me on the way back, and he went straight into the mansion the moment we came back. The man slammed the door, and I clicked my tongue. Well, someone’s annoyed. Then I went back to my room.

It had been a long day, and my phone was already dead, so I plugged the charger in before I went to take a bath.

Once I was done showering, I turned on my laptop and was about to make a copy of the video, but the file was nowhere to be found no matter where I looked. And no, it wasn’t even in the Recycle Bin. Julius, you son of a b*tch. That b*stard must have deleted the video.

Great, now I lost the evidence. Would I even win this if we go to court? I mean, there’s nothing but my testimony against them.

Wow, this really wasn’t my year. It was just a series of unfortunate events ramming into me like a truck all year long. At this point, I wondered why I wasn’t in another world yet.

I turned my laptop off and lay on the bed. When I took a look at my phone, I realized there were a few unread messages and some missed calls.

It was Shannon. Since it was getting late, I told her I would call her first thing in the morning.

Two seconds after I texted her, she called me. She’s been waiting for me?

The moment I took her call, she started roaring. Fearing for my ears, I put some distance between myself and the phone.

“Liliana! You left my texts on read, and you haven’t been taking my calls! What were you thinking, going missing like that? I can’t believe you even turned your phone off!” Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

After she was done ranting, I answered, “Whoa, slow down, lady. You’re gonna wake the neighbors. So what’s up?”