Chapter 59

Dominic

While looking in the mirror, I fumble with my necktie and it’s frustrating me even more because I’m running out of time. I know my father will be calling me once again, demanding that I hurry for the emergency meeting this evening

As I finally get it right, I tilt my head to the side, glancing at Carmella through the mirror. She’s all curled up on my bed.

Ever since she returned from the orphanage, she hasn’t stopped crying, feeling awful about accidentally hurting little Billy. I didn’t expect her to be perfect. That’s why I understood her and made sure to clear things up.

Finally done with my necktie, I quickly get what I need so I can bead outside.

But before I leave. I head over to her with a sigh. “Babe, you need to stop blaming yourself.”

She sniffles as she sits up, wiping her tears with more tissues. “I just can’t help i it. You should’ve seen the way Billy looked at me, like I was a monster. He was so scared of me.”

“It’s just like you said. You were caught of guard, so you flinched and ended up hurting him.”

“You’re really not mad at me?” She pouts.

“Of course not.” I smile. “We’ll talk about this when I return. I love y

She smiles back. “I love you too, babe.”

you.

After a quick kiss, I head out of the bedroom, my phone already ringing again and I know it’s my father.

“Hello?” I say to him.

“Where are you?”

I’m already on my way.”

“Hurry up or I’m leaving without you.”

“I’ll be there soon.”

I hurry even more, not wanting him to go without me. I’m now part of the team.

as I step outside, Vanessa’s car pulls up. I want to know all about her time at the orphanage with the children,

she steps out of the car, I look over at her and

“Oh, okay.”

slumps her shoulders and lightly shakes her head. She actually seems disappointed, like she

with what’s going on and at the same time,

Vanessa

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disappointed that I didn’t get the chance to talk to Dominic right away because he was

it takes, I have to tell him about what

The best

orphanage will also youch for me. That’ll definitely get rid of any doubts he’ll have just by depending

never goes back there. Who knows what she’ll do next time? I’ve seen just how heartless she can

being able to tell him right away

grunt with irritation. It’s never taken me this long to unlock my bedroom

as I’m about to close my bedroom door after unlocking it, I feel an external force from the other side, so I open the door and I see Carmella. Not only am I surprised that she’s here, but it’s

“What do

ask, narrowing my eyes at the

voice emotional as she steps inside my bedroom without

her hunched back while

from the orphanage, I’ve been feeling awful, she says. “That’s why I told Dominic about how

now, and it makes me shake

ask,

better next time and he understands that it was an accident. That’s why…” She sniffles, straightens up, drops the tissues right on the floor and raises her eyebrows at me as she pokes out her hip. There’s

believe you for one second. That

all. Do you know why? It’s because he already believes me. He even called the orphanage and apologized on my behalf. That’s why there’s nothing you can say to him that’ll change his

made this work in

this way despite knowing what you did back there?” I

your head.

yet obvious that I don’t give a fuck? Let that sink into

you’re crazy. That explains why you just took off your

planned to say to my man, shove it up your ass. You might’ve won the previous round when I was forced to pick up stupid

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