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.

now,” she says. “Come back inside

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

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

says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She

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

still taken her

“I know”

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

find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that

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

Vaness

remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in

feel that

few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit here

for now, it seems to be the only way for me not to put pressure on my leg.

living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic

didn’t mean for any of his parents to come over

prevented him from doing something

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

he can’t say no because of his parents makes

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

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

see the house when I was all better. I guess

I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention.

the

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minutes later, they both 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 want to be here.

the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I

we’re alone.

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

and he approaches me with

my son. Don’t make that face. You had

in her direction and she covers her

two. She waves her hand dismissively.

and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my mother–in–law can’t

his face against mine and slides his

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

will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her

course,” he says, his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What

with what’s on the ground

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

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