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?”

to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

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

she says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even

wanted to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I thought I could just keep her

still taken her around

“I know”

and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around I make

it’s 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

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

Vaness

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

but it doesn’t feel that

wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because

only way

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

his parents

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

cookies and juice he brought me were 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

thought of making him do things for me and he can’t say no because of

have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a baby since she arrived but I’m not complaining

for her to return from outside, I already

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

jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention. I just hope he’ll

the

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look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking

him glaring at me the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really need

we’re alone.

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

Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy sigh.

make that face. You had no problem carrying her during

her direction and she covers her mouth with a

me, you two. She waves her

and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually

face against mine and slides

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

will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her back to me.”

tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What

what’s on the ground

though I haven’t yet seen this mansion house, I 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

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