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.

actually means,

hate to admit it, but the fact that she’s not in

get together, you

I said, my feelings have changed.” She reaches for her handbag as she rises to her feet, facing the other direction. “I’m leaving now.”

‘Cool.”

eyes only on the article I’m reading, but

I can’t seem to give it a rest

as she closes the door, I drop my phone and ruffle my hair, wondering if I’m acting this way just because of my breakup

showed up here yesterday, I 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

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she does, she won’t get too close. I never aght a day would come when I’d

though I try not to think about it, I can’t help but wonder why she suddenly left yesterday when

essa

Patrick suggests we

get to the restaurant of his choice, he pulls out a chair for me and says, “Even through the glass, your dyguards

restaurant at my four bodyguards standing outside, thinking about how they’d be even more d I not specified how many I wanted with

assure him.

difficult considering they re right there, keeping

right where they

have to be protected at all times and considering the fact

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

of me?” He points

but it soon fades as 1 think about Carmella. I’m not afraid of her, but

sorry I brought you to a simple restaurant when you’re used to