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.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she need?”

as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How could

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

still taken her around the house.”

“I know”

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

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

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

Vaness

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

but it doesn’t feel that

know Dr Miller said it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me

only way for me not to put pressure on my

that I have a moment to myself in this living

parents to come

our eyes meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from

back at him for what he did

he can’t say no because of his parents

it here because he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who

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

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

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

the

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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.

finally see the house, my mother–in–law

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy

my son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying

and she covers her mouth with a

mind me, you two. She waves

at him again and as he gets

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

gasp, I 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

birds will find me here. Show her around

tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do

start with what’s on the ground floor.”

house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me

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