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
begin to race. Maybe it’s because I haven’t been this way with
and the warm lighting from the chandeliers makes the jewelry sets on display even more sparkly. I can only imagine what it’ll look
office, but I feel like checking out a few sets just
hour. Come on, let’s go,” he says to me, his tone
a minute. I just want to look at this set, please?”
make it quick.”
and they try
check out one of the sets, my lips curving into a smile at
say to him
direction as he clears his throat. Did I miss
when he
his arm
and I hold
shoulders as we head to the
button once we’re inside, then drops his arm from my
always reporting even the most unnecessary things to my parents. That’s why I expect you to keep
to remind me. Besides, the only reason you accompanied me was so you could show
the elevator gets to our intended floor, he says, “Give me your hand.”
and just like a few minutes ago, my
and in the corridor, a few members of staff, elegantly dressed in
stare at his broad
having such thoughts, I
she speaks to someone. It could be on the phone or someone
opens the door and steps into her
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he replies, sounding a
just making sure.”
the door wider so she
seat with a bright
that angle, I can see him and he crosses his
were coming alone. I didn’t know you were coming
hour to spare so I thought I’d accompany my
rolls her eyes at him. “You always get to be with her and
so much. He looks at me with a warm smile. It almost feels enuine, but I know it’s not. “Well, bring
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 up
way to the white sofas as she gives instructions to her assistant.
sit right next to each other and I can only hope he doesn’t wrap his arm around my
black boxes and sets them on the table, I can tell just how excited she
is my first diamond necklace collection and I have so
success,” I
“You haven’t even seen any piece
to suck. Dominic playfully chimes in.
She shoots him a playful glare, then looks back at me. I heard from mom that you have some
don’t have anything concrete yet. Someone said he’d help me but that hasn’t yet happened.
toward Dominic
you waiting for?”
just been busy, okay? I’ll definitely get
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