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.

told you not to work right now,” she says. “Come back inside with

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say

she says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How could

so I thought I could just

could’ve still taken her around the house.”

“I know”

I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around I make

goes on to speak further 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.

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 way and

should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I

it seems to be the only way for me not

have a moment to myself in this living room. I can

mean for any of his parents

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

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

for me and he can’t say

make it here because he’s 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

now, as I wait for her to return from outside, I already know what

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

jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of

the

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

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

we’re alone.

dear, now you can finally see the house, my mother–in–law

and he approaches me with a heavy

on, my son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her during your

direction and

don’t mind me, you two. She waves

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

rests the side of his face against mine and slides his

gasp, I wrap my arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look

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

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

with 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 all the way. I

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