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?

handle that, too. Now, hurry up. I’ll be watching

frustrated grunt, she storms out and slams the

still so shocked that I can’t speak. It feels like he’s 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 would only take Carmella’s

still racing just as fast as it did when I furiously slapped her, but it’s no longer the only reason. I’m so touched that even as

Chapter 55

I finally say to him.

not doing this for you. I’m trying to respect your mother’s

more grateful than I am offended by it.

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

my hands to myself.” I try to sound harsh as I say it, but I can’t. I’m deeply affected by the

down. His glare doesn’t seem to go away, but not

silence, I notice his eyes soften just for a split second, then he

and

gets even closer

the view of his side profile as I

hear Carmella speak to him from outside.

crap up

it should be in your hand when you come

–“But-

the window and heads out of my room.

www

smile as I completely calm my nerves. This makes him way less of an

the hallway, I hear Carmella whispering aggressively to Dominic, as if trying to talk her way out of what’s expected of her, but it seems he’s not

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

in anger as she keeps her eyes on me,

it sounds like it’s not working out. Well, that’s

down on the bed as I look down at the bear, glad that it came back to me the way it

Dominic

She walks away from me faster so she can get to the

second thought, I grab onto her wrist, then

frantically trying to get

my bedroom, then

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