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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you know, I’m not going to be

that I’m

you’re fine. If you come with me and

more than enough for someone

fine. We can go toge

breakfast.” She

es her arms.

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

Chapter 22

mine for a few seconds. Then, she rolls them at me as she turns

H

nods while on her way.

leg problem just so she could stay in bed all day. Now she’s

d her a

that I’ve told

bedroom so I

bedroom door, I can hear my phone vibrate from inside, right on

night I told her about Jimmy and she told me she didn’t give a

come to me. However, she and I had show up here unless I gave her permission to do so, even as

that she

been ignoring her, she even reached out to Frank, begging him to speak to

don’t expect her to love those children with all her heart, but I at least expect

have to talk to her but for now, it’ll have

my social media platforms, every place she can possibly

her messages have the same content–countless apologies, but it’s not going to be

to be so easy for me to forget.

begin buttoning up my long–sleeved white shirt and call my

a husband like you,” he says with gratitude from the other end of the line. “Thank you for taking care

being honest, I didn’t even

know how well you’ve been taking care of her. I even

I look in the

y tone gentle

She’s my wife. I’ll always take care

on that. Have

You

u too.”

my smile fades and I shake my head at what I have to go through just to keep up appearances. I have to

about how much I

get everything I want, this will definitely be a thing of the past.

of my life like this

I

face. This is my favorite

press outside the hospital but knowing him, he didn’t

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