Chapter 17

Dominic

Moving further away from the house. I pick up Carmella’s call while facing the entrance, just in case my mother shows up or something

“Babe.” I cautiously look around, the bodyguards in position standing at a certain distance away from me.

“Hey, babe!” Carmella says from the other end of the line and she sounds so enthusiastic that I rub my temples while shaking my head.

“What’s up?” Though I pretend not to know. I know exactly why she’s calling,

“I hope you’re almost here to pick me up. I’m already done with everything, I actually finished a bit early so now I’m just waiting for you

I sigh with frustration, pacing a few times just so I don’t lose my cool over the situation that’s out of my control.

“Babe, about that,” I say for a start.

“Is something wrong?”

“I haven’t yet left the house.

What are you s

still doing there?

“Something happened with Vanessa and now-”

“What the hell happened?” Her tone is suddenly harsh. “What did you with that b-”

“Can you shut up and I just let me finish?”

“No! What did you do with that bitch!”

“She had a little accident and my parents came here. The problem is that I can’t leave. They won’t let me. I already tried.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” She scoffs. That bitch is more important than mer

“Didn’t you hear a word I just said?” I face away from the front door in frustration. Sometimes it’s difficult to make Carmella grasp what a situation means.

“My son!” I hear my mother’s voice just then so I turn around to look at her.

“I’ll call you back,” I whisper to Carmella on the phone.

“Don’t you

dare hang up on-

1 abruptly end the call by turning off my phone, which I didn’t even want to do.

What are you doing here all alone when your father’s already gone? She doesn’t seem pleased as she places both hands the sades of her waist and shakes her head at me “Were you calling someone from work?”

Right now, lying to her is better than telling her the truth. “Yes, was,”

She stands beside me and wraps her hand around my arm.

to work right now,”

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?”

eyes at me

so I soften it a

the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How could you let that

so I thought I could

could’ve still taken her around the

“I know”

it now. She seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her like that.

and it’s taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella

the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity to

Vaness

remember, I’ve never experienced such

feel that way and it

in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just

only way for me not to put pressure on my

moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine

any of his parents to come over here

almost feels like I’ve prevented

try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he

things for me and he can’t say no because of his

it here because he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who care around me, especially my

for her to return from outside, I already know what the outcome will be

I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll

know he’s a jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention.

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I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and

know he has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll get the chance

we’re alone.

can finally see the

Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy

on, my son. Don’t make that face. You had no

both jerk our heads in her direction and she

don’t mind me, you two. She waves her hand dismissively.

up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and

the side of his face against mine and slides his arm

my arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into

me here. Show her

little threatening. It makes me look away from his

with what’s on the ground

massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry

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