Chapter 75 High Hopes, Hard Falls

Dominic repeated the words once more. An indescribable joy stirred within me. I stared at him, repeating, "Really? Are you telling the truth?" I was afraid—afraid that hope would only end in disappointment again. But this time, Dominic gave a firm nod. At that moment, I didn't resist. I let his large hand wrap around mine, slowly warming my cold fingers until they thawed. The next day, I went to work. Dominic offered to drive me, and this time, I agreed. I sat in his car. After dropping me off, he drove away. But a sharp-eyed colleague spotted his vehicle and came over, gossiping, "Lydia, is your boyfriend really that rich? Driving such a high-end car?" I looked at Dominic's car, momentarily at a loss for words. Say it was my husband's? My coworkers would never believe someone so wealthy would come work here. And given what Luke Jordan had done before, I couldn't bring myself to speak. So I mumbled, "It's his boss's car." Sure enough, that seemed to balance their feelings. "Yeah, if yo