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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?” She

eyes at me

soften it

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

examine her first so I thought I could just keep her in the living

still taken her

“I know”

right now and I hate seeing her like

not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where

show her.

Vaness

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

feel that

few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit here and do

way for me not to put pressure

to myself in this living

his parents to come over here and check

eyes meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and

at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but was just

of making him do things for me and he can’t

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

to return from outside, I already

guess I should’ve kept

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

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

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

we’re alone.

see the house, my mother–in–law says to

from Dominic and he approaches me with a

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

in her direction and she covers

two. She waves

her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me

he’s close enough, he rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one resting right around

he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his

birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her back to me.”

he says, his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you want

can start with what’s on

he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all the way. I

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