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 me.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?”

eyes at me

said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what

we walk

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

still taken her around the

“I know”

so sad right now and I hate seeing her like

and it’s taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick

wants to see the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity

Vaness

long as I can remember, I’ve never experienced

feel that way and

serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t

to be the only way for me not to

I have a moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic

mean for any of his parents to come over here and check on me.

our eyes meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and ruined

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

him do 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 a

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

all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make him do

explain things to him. None of this was my intention.

the

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at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t even want

he has a lot to say. I

we’re alone.

finally see the house, my

and he approaches me

make that face. You had no problem carrying

direction and she covers her mouth with

don’t mind me, you two. She waves her

moment Dominic looks away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually

mine and slides his arm under my knees,

when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into

here. Show her

It makes me look

what’s

he’s going to show me everything, he’ll

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