Love the Second Time Around Novel

Chapter 89 Just Trust Me

When | was puzzled, the phone that | had tossed aside rang again.

Shannon quickly grabbed my phone and exclaimed, “Ah, Nicholas! It’s Nicholas!”

I angrily snatched my phone from her hand. This girl goes crazy every tshe sees Nicholas’ name.

It was obvious as to why he called.

Jeez. This is really Murphy's law. And everything happens so rapidly.

Nicholas. Oh, Nicholas. | sullied the reputation that you've maintained for years. I'm such a sinner.

“Liliana, are you all right?”

His concerns formadefeel even more remorseful.

“I'm okay. Nicholas, I'm sorry for causing such rumors.” | felt uneasy.

“Haha.” Nicholas wasn’t worried one bit. Instead, he laughed. “No pressure. It's an opportunity to promote the

new . Besides, it's not bad press.”

| didn’t know how to react. With him and Scarlett being part of the , there was no need to rely on these

rumors to attract attention, not to mention, The Wind And Cloud already had enough publicity.

Therefore, | treated those words as sympathy from him.

“I'm serious. You've been famous for many years and were never involved in any scandal. But because of me...

Nicholas, if you needto clarify, | will not refuse.”

“It’s not as bad as you think. Rest early. I'll see you tomorrow.” Nicholas sounded calm and composed.

“Okay.” | opened my mouth and wanted to say more, but | agreed in the end.

“Liliana,” When | was about to hang up the phone, Nicholas called out my nagain.

“What?”

“Just trust me. Good night.”

This time, Nicholas hung up the phone for real. | remained puzzled with my face flushed and my heart beating

uncontrollably.

This scenaand conversation. It's like being in a TV series.

“Liliana, what did Nicholas say?” Shannon nudged me, trying to be nosy.

“it’s nothing. He just toldnot to worry about it.”

I tried to brush her off then reached for the tablet and scrolled to the bottom of the comments section.

All sorts of insults were hurled at me. It was also my first tseeing such a rich vocabulary of

profanity. What an experience!

To sum it up, | only had one thing in my mind. I'd better know my place and not leap for the moon, lest | get

struck down.

| put the tablet on my blanket and planted my head in my pillow. This is injustice. I've been wronged!

There was one thing that I didn’t understand. Nicholas had many fans and he was considered a national treasure.

| could accept it if everyone insultedbecause of him. But why were there many people defending Dominic as

well? He was just a designer with a bit of money. How could he weigh up to Nicholas?

And why did the person despicable enough to spread the rumor leave out Camille instead of covering the entire

story? If she were in it, | would not be in such a tight spot.

While | was thinking about Camille, | remembered the inexplicable phone calls from Dominic. He couldn't have

calledjust because of what he saw on Twitter, could he?

If that was the case, then I'm finished. What have | said to him? Dinner with a handsguy? Talking about our

ideals in life?

This is frustrating... | covered my head with the pillow, feeling very depressed.

My phone rang again. Not expecting a reporter to be calling me, | was bombarded with a series of questions as

soon as | answered the call. | almost passed out and hurriedly hung up the phone.

Unfortunately, that was only the beginning. My phone continued to ring since then without stopping. It was about

to explode.

They were all unknown numbers. As soon as | disconnected one call, another one cin. In the end, | was

forced to shut off my phone.

| was terrified. The news was trending only a few moments ago and so many people had already found out about

my phone number.

| could not help but worry about my parents and Lou. They might be harassed, too!

| used Shannon's phone to call my family. Fortunately, nothing was out of the ordinary.

| did not sleep well that night. | kept having the sensation that my phone was ringing and | was about to feel sick.

| was still restless after waking up in the morning.

| sat on the bed and logged onto Twitter on the tablet while | waited for Shannon.

Yesterday's headline was still there. It now had more than ten million retweets and the comments section was

still on fire.

| could not do anything else other than let out a long sigh.

| was afraid to turn on my phone. | was traumatized by being bombarded with those annoying phone calls but |

also wanted to contact Nicholas and tell him not to pickup.

If he comes over now and gets photographed again, it will definitely add more fuel to the fire.

“Liliana, Nicholas said he has already entered the elevator. Go open the door.” Shannon stuck her head out of

the bathroom and yelled.

“What? You mean Nicholas is already here?” | shockingly looked up toward the bathroom door.

“Yes. He senta Whatmessage. He said your phone was off. Go open the door. I'll be ready soon.”

Shannon's voice echoed through the bathroom.

At this point, what else could | say?

| dragged my feet to open the door, only to see Nicholas standing outside.

“Why are you here so early? | wanted to tell you not to come.” | moved aside to let him into the room and closed

the door.

Nicholas smiled and said, “If | didn’t come, I'm afraid you won't even be able to get out of the hotel today.”

Initially, I did not understand what he meant. Suddenly, | had a thought and asked him faint-heartedly, “Are there

any reporters out there?”

He answered by calmly nodding with a smile.

| immediately burst into tears. With so many reporters around, he must have been photographed entering the

hotel!

I still remember the words that netizens used to cursein the comments section. Am | about to die a

miserable death?

Nicholas seemed to have read my mind. He poked my head and said, “Don’t worry. | cin through the VIP

entrance. Nobody saw me.”

However, something felt off. “Nicholas, I think you should leave. Shannon and | can drive over later.”

“Liliana, | told you that you just need to trust me.” Nicholas held my shoulder and we looked at each other in the

eyes.

At that moment, Shannon was coming out of the bathroom. Simultaneously, there was a knock on the door

again.