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.

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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

soften it a little. “I meant to say what

lead as we walk together. “She told me she

Miller to examine her first so I thought I could

her around the house.”

“I know”

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

need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella

her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity to

Vaness

I can remember, I’ve never experienced

feel that way and it

know Dr 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 to

now, it seems to be the only way for me

to myself in this living room. I can only

for any of his parents to come over

our eyes meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him

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

things for me and he can’t say

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

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

the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth

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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a few 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

me the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air.

we’re alone.

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

Dominic and he approaches me with a

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

in her direction and she

two.

him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and

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

help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring

You two love birds will find me here. Show her

look away from his

with what’s

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

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