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.
right now,” she says. “Come back
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“Oh, come
Vanessa needs you”
“For what?”
mean?” She narrows
eyes at me
it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she
follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me
Miller to examine her first so I thought I could just keep her in
could’ve still taken her around
“I know”
sad right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around I make difference.”
need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that
wants to see the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll
Vaness
can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in my calf
but it doesn’t feel that way
a few days at leaves me a
the only way for me not to put pressure on my
have a moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must be.
mean for any of his parents to
prevented him from doing something and ruined his
for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but
do things for me and he can’t say no because of his parents makes me chuckle.
because he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who care around me,
to return from outside, I already know what the outcome will
could’ve waited to see the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make him do
him. None of
the
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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
know he has a lot to say.
we’re alone.
you can finally see the house, my mother–in–law says to me.
steps away from Dominic and he approaches me with
You had no
in her direction and
you two. She waves her
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 even see
against mine and slides
around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring and stands in place.
find me here. Show her
makes me look away from his gaze. “What
with what’s
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
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