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,” she says. “Come back inside

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?”

eyes at me

said it like that, so I soften it a

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 you

examine her first so

her around the

“I know”

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

I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen, I’ll just have to send

house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll

Vaness

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

doesn’t feel that way and

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

to be the only way for me not to put

living room. I can only imagine how

of his parents to come over here and

prevented him from doing something and ruined his plans.

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

and he can’t say

couldn’t make it here because he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a baby

from outside, I already know what the outcome will

better. I guess I should’ve

him. None

the

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

the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll get the chance

we’re alone.

see the house, my mother–in–law

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy sigh.

Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her during

heads in her direction and she covers

me, you two. She waves her hand dismissively.

her and faces me. I look up at him again and

enough, he rests the side of his face against mine and slides

I can’t help but

love birds will find me here. Show

a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you want to see first?”

can start with what’s on the ground floor.”

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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