The Daring Billionaire’s Wife

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Dominic

As soon as Vanessa opens the door for me, I instantly raise my eyebrows at how she’s now standing on both her feet.

“You’re walking?” My eyes linger on her bad foot.

“Forget about me. What did you have to say about Penelope? What happened to her?”

Not only is her voice filled with desperation, but her eyes, too. She’s obviously worried.

“I just came to say she’s awake now.“”

Placing one hand on her chest, she places the other one on her hip when she lets go of the door knob.

“You scared me for a moment.” She sighs with relief. “I actually thought-”

“No, she’s going to be alright.”

Curious to see her leg up–close, I step forward and crouch down right in front of her.

7” She takes a step ba

“What are you doing?”

a step back.

“What does it look like?” I reach for the back of her leg.

“You don’t have to do this,”

“Yes, I do. This is definitely good news for everyone who’s been on my neck like I’m your babysitter or something”

When I hold onto the back of her call and squeeze it, I barely hear any discomfort from her apart from a little grunt.

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I look up at her and give her a nod. “Looks like you’re okay.”

She only gives a quick nod back, seemingly about to change the topic. “Enaugh about me. When are you going to see Penelope?”

“I’m leaving as soon as possible but I first

t need

d to p

get some toys for her.” I rise to my feet and tower over her.

“Don’t go without me.”

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be your babysitter with that bad

that I’m fine.”

with me and experience pain, you won’t be my responsibility.”

feel like I’ve done more than enough for someone who means nothing

be fine. We

breakfast.” She

es her arms.

carefully.” I get even closer, narrowing my eyes as I’m about to warn her. “This is going to be your first public appearance as my wife. I expect you to carry yourself in a certain way. You’re not just going to be representing me, but the entire family as well. Don’t fuck

Chapter 22

for a few seconds. Then, she rolls

H

say.” She nods while on her

part of me actually wishes she still had that leg problem just so she could stay in bed all

d her a

that I’ve told

head out of her bedroom so I can return

hear my phone vibrate from inside, right on the table where I left it. I

the night I told her about Jimmy and she told me she didn’t give a damn. I just couldn’t deal with her after that.

any other place where I was, she would have definitely come to me. However, she and I

agreement that she would

reached out to Frank, begging him to speak to me

those children with all her heart, but I at least expect her to respect what they mean to me and show a

her but for now, it’ll have to

all my social media platforms, every place she can possibly reach me.

same content–countless apologies, but it’s not going to be so

so easy for me to forget.

pants, I begin buttoning up my long–sleeved white shirt and call my father–in–law. While it’s on speaker, I

with gratitude from the other end of the line. “Thank you for

I didn’t even

even know how you’ve

as I look in the mirror, my

y tone gentle

to thank me. She’s my wife. I’ll

on that.

You

u too.”

fades and I shake my head at what I have to go through just to

how much I

this will definitely

spending the rest of my life

I

I brush my hair back just to accentuate the sharp features of my face. This is my favorite

press outside the hospital but knowing him, he didn’t listen to me. That’s why in case the

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