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,” she says.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

I shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to

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

her first so I

her

“I know”

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

not to leave. I need to find a quick

Fine. I’ll show her.

Vaness

as long as I can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain

most. but it doesn’t feel

Miller said it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want

be the only way for me

this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must

his parents to come over

almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice

and he can’t say no because

I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s

as I wait for her to return from outside, I

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

explain things to him. None of this was my

the

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walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t even

the closer he gets and I know he has a

we’re alone.

now you can finally see the house, my mother–in–law says

he approaches me with a heavy

my son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her during your honeymoon!”

both jerk our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth

me, you two. She waves her hand dismissively.

moment Dominic looks away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at

close enough, he rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the

lifts me, I can’t help but look into his

on. You two love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring

a little threatening. It makes me look away from his

with what’s on the

yet seen this mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show

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