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.

not to work right now,” she says. “Come back inside with me.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?”

eyes at me

so I soften it a little. “I meant to say

her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How could

first so I thought I could just keep her in the

still taken her around the house.”

“I know”

now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her

goes on to speak further about Vanessa and it’s taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case

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

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in my calf

feel that way and it

few days at leaves me a little

be the only way for me not to put pressure

myself in this living room. I can

mean for any of his parents to

prevented him from doing something and

at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but was just trying to mess with me.

for me and he can’t say no because of

I’m so glad I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a baby since she arrived but

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

the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make him

him. None of this was my intention. I just hope he’ll believe me.

the

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onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t even want

a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll

we’re alone.

the house, my mother–in–law

and he approaches me with

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

direction and she covers her mouth with a

two. She waves her hand

at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my mother–in–law can’t even see it.

rests the side of his face against mine and slides his

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

go on. You two love birds will find me here. Show

look away from his gaze. “What do you want to see first?”

with what’s

have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all the way. I don’t want that to happen.

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