Chapter 66
Dominic
“What about her?” I sit up more, already rubbing my temples with worry.
From the other end of the line, Frank says, “Since she can’t reach you, she’s called me a few times in the last hour but I haven’t picked up any of her calls or replied to the long message she sent
I shake my head with a sigh. “Seriously? I thought something really bad happened.”
“This is definitely serious! I don’t want to deal with your crazy ex–girlfriend, so you better deal with her.”
“What did her message say?”
“She wants to see you so you can talk and if you choose to ignore her, she’ll camp right outside your house until it raises suspicions.”
“Is she that desperate?”
“If she’s telling you this through me, isn’t it obvious?”
“I hope you blocked her.”
“Of course I did, but you better deal with her madness before she shows up at my house. Just talk to her or something because I don’t want her here.”
“No.”
“Would you rather she camps outside your house?”
I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen.”
“Bur-”
“I’ll talk to you later.”
“Wait-
I end the call and sigh heavily, thinking about the lengths Carmella’s trying to go to just to get my attention.
“Is everything okay?” Vanessa asks.
“Yeah.”
“You don’t look okay.”
“It doesn’t matter.” I look outside the window, clenching my jaw
It seems that the change in my mood has put an end to Vanessa’s annoying chat as she stops texting and chuckling. It’s better this way. Otherwise, it would only annoy me even more.
It hasn’t even been twenty four hours since I ended my relationship with Carmella and she’s already threatening to do something that’ll obviously he a bad look for me, but no. She’s not getting what she wants. I ended our relationship and it needs to stay that way.
“We’re almost at the store,” I say to Vanessa. “People will be watching. You know what to do.”
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“Of course.”
“Good.”
Vanessa
and I walk into Sophie’s elegant store and I feel my heart begin to race.
the jewelry sets on display even more sparkly. I can
but I feel like checking out a few sets just for
only have an hour. Come on, let’s go,” he says to me, his tone gentle as he
a minute. I just want to
make it
looking on, and they try to
stands behind me, I lean forward to check out one of the sets, my lips curving into a smile at how beautiful it
gorgeous,” I say to
direction as he clears
he wraps
his arm
upstairs, and I hold in my gasp around my waist. It’s been
my shoulders as
his arm from my waist the moment no
to my parents. That’s why I expect
remind me. Besides, the only
intended floor,
him my hand and just like a few minutes ago, my heart
members of staff, elegantly dressed in suits, welcome us while standing still and making way
can’t help but stare at his broad back. Even though he’s in a long sleeved white shirt, I can still make
myself to stop having such thoughts, I
can already hear Sophie’s voice as she speaks to someone. It
steps into
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he replies, sounding a little
making sure.” She
she is, he says, opening the door wider so she can see me,
with a bright
can see him and he crosses his arms. he pokes his cheek. Is
didn’t know you were coming with my brother.” She smacks the side of his
to spare so I thought
her eyes at him. “You always get to be with her and I don’t, yet you’re
smile. It almost feels enuine, but I know it’s not. “Well, bring out those necklaces so we can
putting on a show, but it also feels like he’s trying to shut out what he’s feeling. It hasn’t even been twenty four ours since he broke
sit with me,” Sophie says to us, leading the way to the white
next to each other and I can only hope he doesn’t wrap his arm
boxes and sets them on the table, I can tell just how excited she is about the launch.
diamond necklace collection and I have so
success,” I
come on” She chuckles. “You haven’t even seen
going to suck. Dominic playfully
a playful glare, then looks back at me. I heard from mom that you have some business ideas. I want
said he’d help me but that hasn’t yet happened. I gesture with my
toward Dominic
are you waiting
okay? I’ll definitely get to it,”
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