Love the Second Time Around Novel

Chapter 134 What A Thankless Task

| was really lucky, for | managed to get a ticket. Before boarding the train, | sent the estimated arrival tand

the train information to Calvin.

Upon arriving at Ludshire, Calvin pickedup, and we headed straight to Ludshire General Hospital.

To my relief, Dominic wasn’t badly injured. Only his right arm was fractured, and it would be right as rain after a

few months.

He must be extremely tired, for he had long since fallen asleep when | arrived at the hospital to visit him.

As | sat beside the hospital bed, | stared at his sleeping countenance. My emotions right then were a chaotic

mess that | couldn't quite put into words.

On my way there, | kept pondering why exactly he was in such a hurry to rush back.

Was it because | told him that his mother slapped me, or was it because he knew that | was waiting for him? No

matter which reason it was, it was ultimately because of me, no? But that doesn’t quite fit his usual attitude and

sentiments toward me. Nevertheless, he seems adamant about keepingby his side. Why is that? | really

don’t understand him or his motivations.

Perhaps | had pondered too much that | found it exceedingly convoluted, but | simply couldn't make heads or

tails of it.

Logically speaking, | should be dead tired after having bustled around for half the day, rushing over to Ludshire

from Lightspring. But for sreason, | wasn’t sleepy at all right then.

| sat by the bed and stared at Dominic with a hand propped against my head until the sky gradually lightened

outside.

After having sat there for the entire day, my hands and feet were numb.

Yet, Dominic hadn't awakened. | glanced at the time, only to see that it was already past seven.

I had no inkling when he was going to rouse, but | decided to go out and buy sbreakfast back, in case he

was hungry upon waking up.

When | stepped out of the hospital room, | saw Calvin dozing on the chair outside. Nevertheless, | didn't wake

him.

The moment | exited the hospital, | couldn't help shivering. Even the air | breathed in felt icy cold.

It didn’t rain last night, but it was currently drizzling. Without an umbrella, the rain dripped into the collar of my

shirt, makingso cold that my legs felt frozen.

| swiftly sprinted out of the hospital and randomly bought a bunch of food from a stall by the street.

When | returned to the hospital room laden with breakfast, Dominic was already awake.

Yesterday, Calvin toldthat he fell asleep right after the doctor had treated his injury, so | insisted that he

should just let Dominic sleep instead of informing him.

Thus, he was exceedingly surprised when he caught sight ofthen.

“You're awake? Where does it hurt? The doctor is probably going to make the rounds soon, so remember to tell

him if you're not feeling well.”

| placed the food in my hand on the bedside table. Then, | rubbed my hands and brought them to my mouth,

exhaling into them in a bid to warm them.

“I bought breakfast. Are you hungry? Even if you're not, do eat swhile it’s still hot now. Otherwise, it'll

definitely be cold in a while,” | chattered as | rummaged through the contents in the plastic bag. “There are

grilled sandwiches, pancakes, and hash browns. | even bought chicken soup and hot chocolate. What would you

like?”

| had finished speaking yet received no response even after a long thad passed. At that, | lifted my head and

looked at him. “Cat got your tongue, Dominic? | asked you a question.”

“Why are you here? And when did you cover? Didn’t | tell you to wait forat hand not to run

around?”

All at once, | felt like ignoring him. Hey! I've never seen someone who starts lecturing the moment he opens his

eyes, let alone a patient!

“Do you know the principle of first come, first served? | asked you what you wanted to eat first, so I'll only

answer you after you've answered me.”

Dominic locked eyes withfor several seconds before he replied, “Anything. You decide.”

Picking up the chicken soup, | sat down by the bed.

“Here, | think chicken soup will do you sgood. Open your mouth.”

Never before had Dominic been so obedient to me, opening his mouth at my command.

After he had finished the chicken soup, | took the hash browns over. Taking one with a fork, | brought it to his

mouth. “Have more since | bought plenty. You get hungry very quickly with just chicken soup.”

He opened his mouth and ate it without a single word. In no time, he finished the hash browns as well.

| was rather happy and satisfied. Taking out the slightly cold grilled sandwich and hot chocolate, | started eating

my breakfast.

“Did you cover in the morning?”

“Nope. | cover yesterday. You toldto wait for you, but you didn’t cback even when | waited until it

was past midnight. So, | gave you a call. Calvin toldthat you were in an accident, so | cover.”

Dominic was startled for a moment before his face darkened ominously. “Have you lost your mind, Liliana? Did

you call the way to Ludshire from Lightspring in the middle of the night? What if something happened to

you?”

| took a sip of hot chocolate to wash down the grilled sandwich before glaring at him. “Right back at you. Who's

the one lying on the hospital bed now, huh?” | shot back. “Say, why can’t you just speak nicely? Since you know

that | rushed over in the middle of the night, can’t you say something else? For instance, you can thankor

even apologize for the inconvenience. Just say something nice for a change.”

Ugh! I've seen anyone as ungrateful as him! Isn't it because of him that | crunning over in the middle of the

night? What a thankless task!

However, he wasn’t the least bit remorseful. The next words out of his mouth almost hadbursting a blood

vessel.

“Did | ask you to come? You simply like to cause trouble, and you never behave. If something had happened to

you, it'd have been more work for me, no?”

Slamming the hot chocolate in my hand onto the table with a thud, I shot up from the chair.

“Fine, just pretend that I've never been here then, Dominic Hartnell! You can stay here alone. Meanwhile, I'm

now heading back to Lightspring!”

| pivoted and stormed toward the door. Argh! I'm so angry that | feel like I'm on the verge of exploding! Truly,

I've never met anyone like him!

“Stop right there! Did | tell you to leave?”

Jeez, what a lunatic! Am | supposed to stop just because you said so? I've got a temper, too!

Ignoring him, I quickened my pace.

When | swung open the door upon reaching it, | was greeted by a group of people outside. The doctors were here

to make their rounds, and Calvin trailed after them.

As the doctors were here, | changed my mind about leaving since | wanted to listen to their prognosis.

Anyway, Dominic was declared fine and could be discharged after another day. In fact, it would be fine even if he

wanted to do so that day itself.

Therefore, Dominic had Calvin settle the discharge procedures. Recalling his horrible attitude earlier, | made to

leave, but he calledback.

Glowering at him, | huffily snarled, “I'm not welcomed here, am I, Mr. Hartnell? In that case, why did you call me

back? I know how to buy a ticket back, so rest assured that | won't be shamelessly clinging to you.”