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.

work right now,” she says. “Come back inside with me.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

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

and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet.

so I thought I could just keep

taken her around the house.”

“I know”

now and I hate seeing

quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen,

show her. It’ll

Vaness

long as I can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain

feel that

few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t

be the only way for me not to

myself in this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must be.

for any of his parents

prevented him from doing something and ruined

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

he can’t say

father couldn’t make it here because he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who care

from outside, I already know what the outcome

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

explain things to him. None of this was my

the

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

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

we’re alone.

you can finally see the

steps away from Dominic and he approaches

face. You had no problem

direction and she covers her mouth with a

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 glaring at me and my mother–in–law can’t even see

the side of his face against mine and slides his

a 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

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

makes me look away from his gaze. “What

start with what’s on the ground floor.”

massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me

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