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.

all about

she steps out of the car, I look over at her and say, “I’m very busy now, so tell

“Oh, okay.”

slumps her shoulders and lightly shakes her head. She actually seems disappointed, like she was looking forward to telling me about it right

on my laptop, trying to get up to speed with what’s going on and at the

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right away because he was in a rush. Who knows when he’ll

it takes, I have to tell him about what Carmella did.

The best

for me. That’ll definitely get rid

what she’ll do next time? I’ve seen just

away that I huff as I step out of the

even fumble with my keys and grunt with irritation. It’s

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 also the puffy and

“What do

my eyes at the

back,” she says, her voice emotional as she steps

to face her and notice her hunched back while she continues to sob. Then, she turns

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

in disbelief at how she’s acting right now, and it makes me shake my

hell are you doing?” I ask, not moved by her words and

that I’ll get 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 nothing

didn’t believe you

know you were planning on telling Dominic, but no matter what you say, he won’t believe you at 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 mind

at how she made this work

way despite knowing what you did back there?”

your head.

sneers. “Isn’t it yet obvious that I don’t give a fuck? Let that sink

that you’re crazy. That explains why you just took off your heels and ran

and points at me. “You better mind your own Business when it comes to that. Just know that whatever you 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 bear, but I definitely won

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