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.

can make out what it actually means, she looks away and

but the fact that she’s not in love with him makes me relax

together, you better tell me so

I said, my feelings have changed.” She reaches for her handbag as she rises to her feet, facing the

‘Cool.”

her way to the door again, I try to keep my eyes only on the article I’m reading, but I once

myself to stop doing this, but I can’t seem to give it a rest everytime I see

ruffle my hair, wondering if I’m acting this way just because of my breakup

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

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

I can’t help but wonder why she suddenly left yesterday when

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my father. Patrick suggests we have lunch together and it’s his

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

my four bodyguards standing outside, thinking about how they’d be even more d I not specified how

assure him. Just pretend they’re not

kind of difficult considering they re right there,

right where they can see

all times and considering the fact that

with me. I don’t always do this, but I just thought hey’d accompany

of me?” He points at

think about Carmella. I’m not afraid of her, but I just don’t know what’s going on in her crazy head.

a nervous smile, Patrick says, “Im sorry I brought you to a simple restaurant when you’re used to dining in only the