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.

not to work right now,”

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?”

eyes at me

so I soften

lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen

so

could’ve still taken her around the

“I know”

sad right now and I hate seeing

quick moment where I can call

show her. It’ll give me the

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never experienced such

it doesn’t feel that way

Miller said it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want

way for me not to put pressure on my

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

for any of his parents to come

prevented

were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did

making him do things for me and he can’t

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

to return from outside, I already know what the

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

to him. None of this was

the

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a 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 just seems like he doesn’t even want to be here.

he has a lot to say. I really need

we’re alone.

now you can finally see the house, my mother–in–law says to me.

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy

Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her during your honeymoon!”

in her direction and

you two. She waves her hand

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

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

can’t help but look

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

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

what’s on the

house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll

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