The Daring Billionaire’s Wife

Vanessa

Calling and talking to everyone over the phone makes me feel so much better and after the final call with Mia, I look down at the screen with a smile but still frown a little because now that it's all done, I can still feel some of that pain. I know it won't just go away in one day.

Just as I tie my hair up, my stomach rumbles and I know that I need to eat something. I might not remember much, but it feels like I drank more than I ate last evening, which wasn't good for me.

Right when I'm about to call the butler and give him a set of instructions, I hear the sound of a car engine outside, making me rush over to my window. I poke my head out while not being seen and it's Dominic's car driving by.

Because I haven't spoken to him since last evening, there are two possibilities right now. Either this is when he's coming back from the club since he spent the night in that room or he forgot an important document so he's come back home to get it.

After the car is out of sight, I bring my head back inside my bedroom, resting my head against the wall with crossed arms. Whatever reason it is that he's come back home, I don't care. Getting back to what I was doing before, I call the butler and a few minutes after I talk to him, I hear quick footsteps in the hallway and there's a knock on my door.

"Who is it?" I ask, certain that it's not the butler.

"It's me." Dominic says from the other side of the door.

Just hearing his voice makes me clench my fist.

Because I'm still hurt, it doesn't take much for me to have a blank expression and so with that, I open the door for him.

The first thing I notice is that he's in a different suit from last night. He actually seems dressed up for the office and that automatically gets rid of the possibility that he came from the club. Though I noticed the paper bag he has with him, I can't stand the sight of him right now and that's why I don't even ask what's inside.

Shooting him a glare, I cross my arms and say, "What is it?"

"Uh...When did you wake up?"

"Some time ago."

"Cool."

He scratches the back of his head and seeing him act a little awkward almost makes me smile a little, but I keep my poker face.

"If that's all, I have some important things to do," I say to him.

He sighs, his voice and expression gentle. "Last evening, you had too much to drink."

"I know. I can feel the effect even now."

"No you don't know how much you drank. You took shots rapidly."

"That's because I was trying to forget about something."

My response instantly makes him look away and he smacks his lips, continuing to speak without looking at my face.

"After you drank too much, I had to take you up to the room Mike prepared for us in the club."

"Then why did I wake up here?"

"I brought you back home."

"You could've just left me there. I was sleeping anyway."

He shakes his head. "I wanted you to be back home because only two hours after I took you to that room, I wanted to leave the club. It would have only raised suspicions if I slept in another room. I didn't want to be in the same bed with you."

Though I understand what he's saying, I keep my poker face. "You didn't have to take care of me."

"You keep saying that, but you know it's not true. It's my duty to take care of you."

it your duty?" I

he

my best not

"Is there anything

scoffs, as if getting tired of my attitude but right now, I don't care.

he has with him closer to me, he says.

"What is it?"

inside and

narrowing my eyes, I take the bag from him, suspiciously looking at him

his hands in his pockets, as

moment I look inside, my eyes widen at

Rush." I look up at him, creasing

out from the butler that you haven't yet had breakfast and I want you to have this. Considering how much you had

supposed to do, but I

really went to Flavor Rush

I could have arrived earlier but there was too much

do that when I can order breakfast here to be made for me at any time that I

do this for you as a start. I know you're hurt even though

don't know what you're talking about." I

can see, like the sides of your eyes, which wrinkle up a little when you shoot those glares at me. Don't even get me started on the way you tilt your head with

the fact that he sees right through

it again, I realize something

order this meal? This takes a while to prepare since they only open at 9 a.m. and looking at the time right now, it's 5 minutes past 10. If I take into account the traffic you

there around 7 a.m. and my

How is that possible if the restaurant wasn't

"I made a call."

"You did what?"

mind paying for that kind of service. I wanted it to be ready as soon as possible so you

But it only takes me a few seconds to realize that I'm being too easy on him, so I

"Anything else?" I ask.

"No."

as I close the door, his face quickly leaving

my back against it, my lips curving into a

ask. That would've just made it look like I'm interested. I sit down on

Dominic

work, I'm not as impatient as before. Not only

jump for joy or any of that stuff. That's why I already feel like I'm making progress because she accepted it. She could've simply rejected it, which would have been the worst thing to happen and that's what I didn't want. But the

only now that I realize he's working.

much more than the meal was worth but because it

also gave me the opportunity to speak to the manager and praise the meals they serve. And that's coming

my office, starting my work for the day. I mostly neglect

a text that I'm here, we'll

of surprise on her face

knocks once and walks right into my

with someone important," I

important, too," he

in

me. How did