The Daring Billionaire’s Wife

Dominic

After Vanessa’s question, I instantly feel stupid for asking such a thing, so I look to the side and clear my throat. “If you don’t want to tell me, just go.”

She sighs, coming back to me and sitting down on the couch across from me. She places her handbag on the other seat, leans back, then crosses her legs as she touches the sides of her neck for a few seconds with her eyes shut. I don’t know why she’s doing it, but it reminds me of yesterday and everything that happened while we stood in front of that mirror, including her ass coming in contact with my crotch.

It’s only when she begins to speak that I snap out of it

“I’m going to meet Patrick. He was my boyfriend in high school I only recently reconnected with him.”

“Are you two a thing again?” I hold my breath and I don’t even know why.

“Why would you ask me that?” She raises her eyebrows.

I clear my throat. “Just answer the question.”

She sighs. “No, we’re not

She then tells me all about him and how she plans to help him through my father–in–law,

“I see. Are you still in love with him?”

“What’s wrong with you?” She narrows her eyes as she glances at me, uncrossing her legs and leaning forward.

“Don’t look so surprised that I’m asking you such questions. I need to know That way, we’re on the same page with how to hide this from everyone around us.” Even as I say this to her, I don’t believe it myself.

“No, I’m not in love with him. My feelings have….changed.” Just for a second, she looks at me and I spot the same intense look from yesterday.

I can make out what it actually means,

she’s not in love with him makes me relax

get together, you better tell me

feelings have changed.” She reaches for her handbag as

‘Cool.”

try to keep my eyes only on the

I can’t seem to

my phone and ruffle my hair, wondering if I’m acting this way

still don’t want to talk to her. What’s there to say? It’s over between us. It’ll take some time for me to get used to it, but I’m not changing my mind. I’ve experienced just how

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that again? Even if she does, she won’t get too close. I never aght a day would come when I’d have to

I can’t help but wonder why she suddenly left yesterday when she came all the way e

essa

up with my father. Patrick suggests we have

pulls out a chair for me and says, “Even through the glass, your dyguards are

outside, thinking about how they’d be even more d I not specified how many I wanted

assure him. Just pretend they’re

re right there, keeping an

important that I’m right where they can

all times and

just have them with me. I don’t always do this,

it because of me?”

It’s just something else. I chuckle, but it soon fades as 1 think about Carmella.

Patrick says, “Im sorry I brought you to a simple