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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not going to be your babysitter with that

told you that

you’re fine. If you come with me and experience pain, you won’t

than enough for someone who means nothing

We can go toge

after breakfast.” She

es her arms.

to me 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 this up.

Chapter 22

Then, she rolls them at me as she turns

H

you say.” She nods while on her way.

leg problem just so she could

d her a

that I’ve

bedroom so I can return to mine.

my phone vibrate from inside, right on the

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

she would have definitely come to me. However, she and I had show up here unless I gave her

that she would never

Frank, begging him to speak to me on her behalf.

don’t expect her to love those children with all her heart, but I at least expect her to respect what they mean to me

but for now, it’ll have

up my messages on all my social media platforms,

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

easy for me to forget.

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

daughter has a husband like you,” he says with gratitude from the other end of

I didn’t

even know how you’ve barely left her side. Thank you so much, my son.”

smile as I look in the mirror, my

y tone gentle

my wife. I’ll always take care

always trust you on that.

You

u too.”

soon as the call ends, my smile fades and I shake my head at what I have to go

I

this will

my life like this with

I

fully in my suit, I brush my hair back just to accentuate the sharp features of my face. This is my

Frank not to have the press outside the hospital but knowing him, he didn’t listen

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