The Second Love
“Till death do us part.” It was not me who said that, nor was it Dominic's original thoughts. I happened to see it from a sad story when I was reading a forum. The story was a bit cliché, but at the ending, where the male lead and female lead had to part ways, the guy said that particular sentence to her. I was touched at that time and cried my eyes out. I even read it to Dominic later, but he remained unperturbed, and there was even a look of disdain on his face. To my great surprise, he not only listened to what I said but also kept that in mind. At the same time, I was overcome with an inexplicable feeling of happiness. It was not the first time something like that had happened. I would always think that he did not pay attention to me, but at the end of the day, it turned out that he had listened to me intently and remembered everything I told him.At the thought of that, I held him even more firmly in my arms. Dominic responded in kind and tightened his grip around me. “Liliana, will you marry me? Please don't turn me down again.” “I'm not turning you down. It's just that I don't feel like getting married.” No sooner had I finished my words, Dominic yanked me up, and our eyes met. His expression was grim. “Why? Why don't you feel like getting married if you don't want to reject me? You still won't believe me?” Seeing him getting nervous, I could not help but smile and lean forward to give him a hug. “What's wrong, Mr. Hartnell? Since when did you start to lose your confidence? I'm just saying that I don't want to get married for the time being. What are you worried about?” He did not seem to buy what I said and stubbornly asked me the reason again. From the look of it, I had no choice but to come up with a reason to convince him. Despite that, I reckoned he would not yield easily. Well, that was fine to me. I believe Dominic would agree with what I said later. My reason, after all, was convincing enough. Besides, it was for the sake of our future. We had been in an on-and-off relationship for a while. This time, we even dragged our families into our problem. Frankly speaking, I would not have reconciled with him if it were not for the babies. Since we had decided to stay together, we were bound to inform our families. However, the situation now was different than before. I did not want to get married while keeping my family in the dark. I would deal with his mother while he would have to get approval and ask for forgiveness from my family on behalf of his mother. Furthermore, I was already in the third month of my pregnancy. There was no way I would shoot wedding photos and have the ceremony with my baby bump. Getting married would be a once-in-a-lifetime moment. Every woman would want to look as pretty as possible on their big day. Bearing a bump while wearing a wedding dress would be unappealing. I knew for a fact that wedding planning was not easy. I honestly did not want to torture myself at that moment. It was tiring and uninviting to me. Dominic fell silent upon hearing my words, neither agreeing nor declining. I contemplated for a while before saying, “Well, when the time is right, we will naturally get married. I don't think we have to rush into marriage now. Let's work together, okay? Don't you want our parents' blessings on our marriage? Anyway, you have to keep an eye on your mother. Don't let her lay a finger on me ever again and hurt my family. It's okay that she is not satisfied with me, but she can't cross the line. After all, I have already swallowed my pride.” I stopped there and let him think about it.Fortunately, he did not keep me waiting for too long. Five minutes or so later, he finally heaved a sigh. Pulling me into his arms, he kissed me for a while before letting go of me. “Okay. Whatever you say. But I need a time frame. We can't just put this off forever. After giving birth, you can't leave the father's name column blank on the birth certificates, right?” Even if we are not married, it's clear that you are the babies' father. I wanted to refute him, but I managed to hold back. It's true that we shouldn't put this off for too long. “All right. Well, keep your fingers crossed that I will get your mother to agree to it, and you will get approval from my family before I give birth. Don't worry. My family won't be too harsh on you.” Except for Aunt Vivienne and Aunt Gianna. The attitude of my parents and Louis toward Dominic had changed, particularly my brother. He might even treat Dominic as his enemy. Although they would not be as horrible as his mother was, I was sure they were enough to make him suffer. Anyway, he deserved it! After going through all the ups and downs, we were back together again. This is the third and last time. There's nothing I can do if we can't make it work this time. Who can break up and get back together with the same person three times? Dear God, please bless our relationship. After releasing all those pent-up words in my body, I felt relieved, and my stomach started to growl. After learning that I was hungry, Dominic immediately gave a call to Calvin and asked him to send some food over. I had been torturing him all this time, and he did the same to Calvin. As long as I wanted something, he would run errands for me. Sometimes, he would order Calvin to do it for him. Actually, I felt sorry for Calvin. Every time he bought something over, he would leave right after passing the things to us. Anyway, I was pregnant at the moment, so I could not help but crave certain foods sometimes. Not long after, Calvin came over with food. After greeting us, he excused himself and walked away. I then asked Dominic to offer Calvin a pay raise while gobbling down the food. Dominic said nothing but urged me to finish my meal instead. I kept silent. Deep down, I knew he valued Calvin a lot. Even if I did not ask him to do so, he would not mistreat Calvin. After satisfying my hunger, I began to feel sleepy. Shortly after, I fell into a deep slumber. By the time I woke up, it was already dark outside. Seemingly, it was time for dinner. Despite the fact that I was pregnant, I could not help feeling helpless. Other than eating and sleeping, I basically did nothing. It seemed that I was going to make a pig of myself. Just when I was in two minds, I got sidetracked when Dominic asked me to go out for dinner. Although the hospital meals were not that bad, I was excited at the mention of dining out. As for the rest, I did not worry the slightest bit as I was sure that Dominic would take care of everything and not put me in danger. However, it was not until I happily finished my meal that he made a request that upset me, albeit somehow finding it reasonable.
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