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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

just realized I shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I

go inside,” 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

her first so I thought

still taken her around

“I know”

sad right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe

not to leave. 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 her a text message.

I’ll show her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity

Vaness

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

doesn’t feel that

go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I

now, it seems to be the only way for me not to put pressure on

I have a moment to myself in this living room.

mean for any of his parents to

meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and ruined his plans.

just try way of getting back at him for what he

things for me and he can’t

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 since she arrived

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

to see the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because

he’s a jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention. I just hope he’ll

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she’s holding onto his arm

has a lot to

we’re alone.

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

Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy

face. You had no

direction and she

don’t mind me, you two. She waves her hand dismissively.

looks away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets

and slides his arm under my knees, the

wrap my arms 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

go on. You two love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then

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

what’s on the

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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