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. “Come back inside

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?”

eyes at me

so I soften it a

1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How could you let that happen!”

Miller to examine her first so I thought I

her

“I know”

right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around

to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella

house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give

Vaness

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

doesn’t feel that way and

it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little

it seems to be the only way for me not

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

for any of his parents to

feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

and juice he brought me were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier

thought of making him do things for me and he can’t say no because of his parents

still have others who care

as I wait for her to return from outside,

all better. I guess

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

the

Thu.

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few minutes later, they both walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he

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

we’re alone.

the house, my mother–in–law

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me with

that face. You had no problem carrying her

and she covers her mouth

two. She waves her hand dismissively.

again and

side of his face against mine and slides his arm

I can’t help but

here. Show her around

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

what’s on

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

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