The Daring Billionaire’s Wife

Vanessa

Dominic's grip on my hand is so tight that I can't seem to pull away.

"Whatever you said just now, I'm not in agreement with it," he says to me before I can even turn around to face him.

Now looking back at him, I glance at his hand holding mine, then up at his face and he finally lets go while repeating himself.

"I'm really not in agreement with this. I never thought I'd say this, but I hate the way things are now because I prefer us being on good terms with each other." "We are." I cross my arms with a sigh.

"This isn't how it's supposed to be and you know it."

"I've been thinking about it all day and I prefer us being how we were before." Even saying it hurts.

He scoffs. "I can't believe you just said that."

"What do you mean?"

"Do you actually think you and I can go back to how we were before after everything that's happened between us?"

"After what recently happened, yes."

It seems that he's instantly filled with guilt as he looks away for a moment but only a few seconds later, he looks back at me, taking a step forward.

"Look, I admit that I had plans of divorcing you just so I could marry Carmella, but that was when she was still my girlfriend. We're not together anymore and that means it's a thing of the past."

"Just because you broke up doesn't mean that's it. People break up and make up all the time, so who says you two won't get back together?"

"No. You shouldn't even talk about that." He firmly shakes his head. "You know how I care about the children and how much they mean to me. Seeing the joy on their faces, how much love they give including how much I give them in return, all that matters to me and if someone is against that, it only makes my blood boil. After what happened with Carmella, it doesn't matter. Nothing will change."

Curious, I narrow my eyes. "Do you actually mean to tell me you're never getting back with her again, no matter how she comes crawling back to you?"

"No. I won't. I fell for it too many times when she manipulated the situation to her advantage."

As he goes on to further explain why he won't get back with her, I realize that this is more than I wanted to hear, so I hold up the palm of my hand. "Please stop right there," I say to him. "At the end of the day, it doesn't matter. I'll still just play my part in this marriage of ours."

He chuckles, making me tilt my head with narrowed eyes.

"I don't think I said anything funny," I say to him.

"Last evening, when you were so drunk that you couldn't stand on your own, I took you up to the room and you said we should get a divorce."

My eyes widen in shock and I cover my mouth for a second.

"I really said that?"

did and I was shocked when I heard

remember any of that."

looks of it, you didn't mean

didn't mean it," I assure him. "Why would I want to divorce

I've just said, I hold my breath and he smiles, making me feel embarrassed. I lower my gaze, wanting the floor to swallow me up because

look back up at him, his words

"Really?"

don't expect you to forgive me

why you completely took care of me

part is that I took care of you because

my eyebrows. "This isn't the first time you've said that. Every event we've ever attended, you

extremely drunk was during

"Yeah. I remember that."

it brought out a part of you which you had been holding in and

because truly, I had been bottling

again. "I just couldn't leave you like that, so I got on

My eyes

my arms for a while until

remember

you don't. You were too

that I would do the same thing and you

you would get drunk and cry because of your mom again, which would only hurt you. I didn't want to see you like

look into his eyes that my lips almost

voice is

"Don't mention it."

face the door and suddenly make my way out of

as tight

let it all out, it happened while he was still in a

about it makes my heart race and now it begins to make sense to me. From the few details I can remember, he was kissing and touching

upset as I was with him. I wonder if he would've still told me about my mom if not for

step away from the door,

doorway with crossed arms and a blank expression. "Remember the plan you

you to be in charge of the

eyes grow wide as I am

I'll be there to guide you, but it's yours. Even Frank was impressed when I told him." Though I part my lips to speak, it takes me

really want me to do this?" I