Chapter 55

Vanessa

Right after I slap Carmella, the palm of my hand stings but right now, I just don’t care.

My eyes are blazing with anger and fixed on her as she touches her cheek while facing the other side. At this moment, I have no regrets.

In only a few seconds, Dominic rushes between us but faces me, clenching his jaw hard as he looks down at me. I don’t even want to look at him after how far he let her go with this when he could’ve said something earlier. As I try to regulate my heavy and rushed breathing. I look to the side.

1 know he’s fuming and has only stepped in to comfort her and lash out at me because I’m nothing to him. That’s why I’m so prepared for it that it won’t bother me at all when it happens.

“Babe,” he says to her while still facing me.”

“Y–yeah?” she says, her tone a little shaky.

“Go outside and pick up that bear.”

I instantly look back at him, my eyes widening a little at his instruction for her. I even hold my breath, wondering if I’ve just heard him correctly.

What? Why the hell should I do that?”

“Who threw it outside?” He looks over his shoulder.

“I did.”

“Then why should anyone else pick it up?”

“Because that shit doesn’t belong to me.”

“But who threw it outside?”

“Me

“Then go outside and pick it up.”

“But-”

“Babe, I’m not going to repeat myself. Once you have it, bring it back here.”

“This is bullshit! She fucking slapped me and you’ll just let it go?

I’ll be watching you through the

frustrated grunt, she storms out and slams the

about to lash out, but I don’t care. I was certain he wouldn’t give a damn in any way about what just happened and

slapped her, but it’s no longer the only

Chapter 55

I finally say to

this for you. I’m trying to

sounds harsh, I’m more grateful than I

the last time you ever slap my girlfriend.” His tone is low and

to me, then I’ll keep my hands to myself.” I try to sound harsh as I say it, but I can’t. I’m

already feel myself calming down. His glare doesn’t seem to go away, but not even that can

soften just for

and

gets even closer

his

stand, I hear Carmella speak to

crap up there through the window?”

it should be in your hand when

–“But-

walks away from the

www

smile as I completely calm my nerves. This makes him

if trying to talk her way out of what’s expected of her, but it seems

my room, and when she does, she hurls the bear at me. Even though it hits my face, I’m not offended by it and just smirk

in anger as she keeps her eyes

out to her in the hallway, but it sounds like it’s not working out. Well, that’s not my problem.

down at the bear, glad that it came back to me

Dominic

times I call out to Carmella. She walks away from me faster so she can get to the elevator. I only want to talk to her about

second thought, I grab onto her wrist, then pull her along

trying to get out of

inside my bedroom, then lock the door

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