The Second Love

Chapter 226 Night Market

Dominic simply mentioned that he had time and brushed off the question. I only asked the question as I wanted to change the subject. Hence, I stopped pressing on the matter. After a while, Dominic had to hang up the call. Milena was calling for him. I did not say anything as I did not want to be a nuisance. However, before hanging up, I told Dominic that I was probably going to sleep until the next morning. Therefore, he should not blame me if I did not pick up his call at night. Dominic scoffed. He said that I could do anything except find Nicholas. Not only was I forbidden to find him, but I was also to ignore him if he came to find me. I was too sleepy to process his words. I nodded at everything he said until he hung up.Why is he so worried? Nicholas and I are only friends. My mind wandered for a while before falling asleep. I had such a good sleep that when I woke up, the whole room was dark, and there was only light from the stars shining outside the window. Naturally, it was also dark outside. I fumbled about for my phone and glanced at the time. It was almost eleven o'clock. There were no missed calls, but I had a missed message from Nicholas. He messaged me, explaining that he came to find me around seven but assumed I was still sleeping because I did not reply. He also asked me to let him know when I woke up. I had wanted to reply to his message but decided against it as it was late and it was not an important matter. I did not want to disturb his rest, as he had to start filming the next day. I was not sleepy anymore, so I found the remote and turned on the television. However, the drama that was on the television showed the actors eating a feast. I instantly felt hungry. My appetite had been very good recently. Even though I had been having three meals a day, I would still feel hungry after one to two hours of eating. This is a sin. I think I have gained weight since the New Year. But that's the joy of living at home. Mom has been cooking my favorite foods. I was starving the more I looked at the feast on the television. I licked my lips and decided to go out and buy some food. I remembered Shannon telling me that there was a night market in Yaleview. It should be quite happening at this hour, so I decided to visit it. The more I thought about it, the more excited I got. I immediately searched it up on my phone. It was not very close, but it was not very far either. I hesitated for a moment before calling for a taxi.Then I changed my clothes and happily prepared to leave the room with my bag in hand. Just as I opened the door, the door to the neighboring room opened at the same time. Although the room belonged to Nicholas, the person standing at the door was Scarlett. Having not seen Scarlett in ages, I was momentarily stunned when I saw her leave Nicholas' room. Didn't Mrs. Scott say that Nicholas was not interested in Scarlett? Why are they in the same room? Scarlett was calm as she greeted me. I naturally smiled and greeted back and scolded myself internally for being so gossipy and having nasty thoughts. Nicholas and Scarlett are good friends. I shouldn't make a big fuss over Scarlett visiting him. I also ate with Nicholas alone in a room in the afternoon. I was not close with Scarlett. The conversation ended after we greeted each other. At this moment, Nicholas and Jake walked out of the room. I scolded myself even harder, See, three of them are all here. Nicholas smiled upon seeing me. He greeted cheerfully, “You sure can sleep. I was going to find you.” I smiled and replied, “It was just a few hours. Why are you looking for me anyway?” Nicholas winked at me mysteriously and turned over to speak to Jake. “We can go together with Liliana.” Jake's face turned sullen. “Nic, are we really going?” I thought he was amusing. Does he not want to go out? He looked aggrieved, as though this was miserable for him. However, Jake still listened to Nicholas and entered the elevator with me. Hearing that I had already booked a taxi, Nicholas asked me to cancel it as Jake could drive me there. I was fine with the decision and decided to cancel the booking so that I could accompany Jake. I followed him to the parking lot. However, when I was finally seated in the minivan, Jake refused to drive. I was bewildered. I tried asking him, but he did not reply. He had a depressed look on his face and I did not know what to do. At this moment, the door opened and I saw two people getting into the car. It wasn't until both of them were seated properly did Jake finally start the car and drive out of the parking lot. I was slightly puzzled and curious about the identities of the two people in the car. After scrutinizing them secretly for a long while, I realized they looked familiar, but I could not recognize them. Suddenly, one of them burst into laughter. I was stunned upon hearing his voice. He sounded like Nicholas. “Scarlett, I guess our disguises are very successful. Liliana can't even recognize us at such a close distance.” I was dumbstruck. It really is Nicholas, and he even called Scarlett's name. Is the other person Scarlett? I felt slightly disorientated. “Wait... You guys are Nicholas and Scarlett?” Nicholas removed the glasses and the beard from his face. He winked at me playfully as his appearance became clearer. “Are you surprised?” I was stupefied. “Wait. Why are the both of you dressed up like that?” Nicholas chuckled. “To go to the night market.” I finally understood Jake's expression. I was on the verge of tears as well. Two famous actors were going to the night market. The thought of that simply terrified me.I did not even know how to describe my uneasiness. I could feel my heart stop beating when we finally arrived at the night market. And yet Nicholas was enthusiastic while Scarlett was calm. None of them were worried. As we walked into the night market, Jake was glancing left and right nervously. I was anxious as well, afraid that people would recognize them. I was hungry before this, but right now, I lost my appetite. I pulled Nicholas' elbow and whispered, “Let's go back. There are too many people here.” However, Nicholas did not listen to me and held my hand instead. He started running toward another path nearby.

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