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.

now,” she

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?”

eyes at me

I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she

and 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 could just keep her in

taken her

“I know”

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

taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that

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

Vaness

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

most. but it doesn’t feel that way

should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want

now, it seems to be the only way for

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

mean for any of his parents to come over

it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and ruined his

tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he

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

out 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 but I’m

her to return from outside, I

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

to him. None of this was my intention.

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

he has a

we’re alone.

you can finally see the house, my

he approaches me with a heavy

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

both jerk our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with a giggle.

two. She waves

up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually

and slides his arm under my knees, the other one

help but

You two love birds will find me here. Show her around

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

what’s on the

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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