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.

you not to work right now,” she says. “Come back

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?”

eyes at me

have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say

first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She

I wanted to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I thought

taken her around the house.”

“I know”

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

taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen, I’ll just have to send her a text

to see the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll

Vaness

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

but it doesn’t feel

serious and it should go away in a few days

be the only way for me not to put pressure on my

I have a moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must

any of his parents to come over here and check on

like I’ve prevented him from doing something and ruined his

tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but was

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

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

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

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

explain things to him. None of

the

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them she’s holding onto his arm while

and I know he has a lot to

we’re alone.

now you can finally see the house,

he approaches me with a

You had

our heads in her direction and she

two. She

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

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

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

love birds will find me here. Show her around

threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you want

can start with what’s on

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

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