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?

Now, hurry up. I’ll be watching you through

a frustrated grunt, she storms

looks back at me, I’m 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

just as fast as it did when I furiously slapped her, but it’s no longer the only reason. I’m

Chapter 55

finally

this for you. I’m trying to

grateful than I am

slap my girlfriend.” His tone is

myself.” I try to sound harsh as I say it, but I can’t. I’m deeply affected by the realization that he acknowledged the significance of the

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

silence, I notice his eyes soften

and

gets even closer

view of his side profile as I

I hear Carmella speak to him from outside.

crap

hand when

–“But-

no.” He walks away from the window and heads

www

I stand by the window and look outside, my lips curving into a small smile as I completely calm my

to Dominic, as if trying to talk her

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

anger as she keeps her eyes on me, slamming

calling out to her in the hallway, but it sounds like

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

Dominic

get to the elevator. I only want to talk to her about this, but she’s too stubborn to listen and I

portraying right now. Without a second thought, I grab onto her wrist,

grunts, frantically trying to get out of my grip.

inside my bedroom, then lock the door behind

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