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

grunt, she storms out and slams the

don’t care. I was certain he wouldn’t give a

her, but it’s no longer the only reason. I’m so touched that even as his blank expression turns into

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I finally say to him.

doing this for you. I’m trying to

more grateful than I am offended by

slap my girlfriend.” His

to sound harsh as I say it, but I can’t. I’m deeply

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

in a long silence, I notice his eyes soften

and

gets even closer

view of his side profile as I gain an appreciation for him. This time,

I stand, I hear Carmella speak to him

can’t I just throw this crap up there through the window?”

hand

–“But-

from the window

www

small smile as I completely calm my nerves. This

as if trying to talk her way out of what’s expected of her, but it seems he’s not changing his mind.

into my room, and when she does, she hurls the bear at me. Even though it hits

her eyes on me, slamming the door

out to her in the hallway, but it sounds like it’s not working

on the bed as I look down at the bear, glad that

Dominic

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

Without a second thought, I grab onto her

grunts, frantically trying to get out of my grip.

inside my bedroom, then

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