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?”

to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she need?”

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

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

taken her around

“I know”

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

goes on to speak further about Vanessa and 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

Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give

Vaness

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

feel

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

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

living room. I can only imagine how

for any of his parents to come over here and check

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

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

have others who care

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

to see the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept

things to him. None of this

the

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look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he

and I know he has a lot to say. I really need to

we’re alone.

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

from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy sigh.

Don’t make that face. You

her direction and

me, you two. She waves

me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer,

rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one resting right

help but look into his eyes,

find me here. Show her around quickly

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

start 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

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