Dominic

It's been a few days now since my mother transferred those shares to me and I still can't get over it.

After what happened that same day with Vanessa and Uncle Jerry, I couldn't really go out and celebrate as that would've been insensitive of me, which is why I decided to wait until Saturday and the day is finally here.

Usually, I'd be doing this in the evening but I thought Frank and I would start early, which is why we're already having a heavy feast at his restaurant and it's only 9 in the morning.

After sipping from his glass, he says, "You know, it's crazy how you already spoke to your dad so you could work less but you now have more shares to focus on."

I smile at him. "That's no big deal. I'll find a way to handle it because honestly, this is the best gift ever. Vanessa can have all the estates possible but for me, this is better."

"I've been meaning to ask you this. How did Jake and Sophie feel about this?"

"They wholeheartedly congratulated me." I proudly chuckle.

"Wow, that's cool. I didn't expect that since that's your mom's most important company."

"My siblings know when to fight for what they believe also belongs to them. I haven't seen any of that so far, so we're good."

He nods, stroking his chin. "Hmm... I wonder what you'll get me for my birthday this upcoming weekend."

"You really want me to tell you?"

"Usually, I like my surprises to just be surprises, but I'm curious as hell, so tell me."

I lean forward and say. "You're getting a handshake from me."

He looks away, shaking his head with a scoff. "Don't you dare try that shit with me because your birthday's next month!"

"That doesn't change my mind at all," I reply to him, looking down at my phone to reply to Vanessa's text.

As Frank goes on to talk about a few memories from last year's birthdays and I throw in a few moments of my own just to mock him, my enthusiasm fades at the notification at the top of my screen from the gossip sight, making my eyes widen.

noticing that I

I whisper, ruffling my

eye on the website and for a moment, it seemed they

article and my heart races with rage at Carmella's nerve

of something I could do to stop her from revealing our identities, I haven't been able to get in touch with her

to the end, I give my phone

He raised his head. "That's how it went down

important thing right now? This

but she's definitely messing with your head now. That's why she didn't want to pick up your calls. She wanted to wait for this. What are you going to do if she never picks up?" "Sooner or later, she has

"Whoa, take it easy."

that's fucking possible

raises his hands. "Hey, if you break the table you're

is that it's Carmella, but it's just a message from Patrick, reminding me of the time

I slide my

think you need to calm down

end up taking out

He points at me as a warning. "Even without this, I know you already

to talk about the few matches we've had, all in which I was extremely competitive but all I can

aren't too many people present, so I lower my

hell have you been ignoring

me?" She snickers. "A new juicy

already read that

been monitoring the website. Did

trying so hard not to squeeze it

on, gesturing to me with his hand

asks. "It was about giving the account of how I was in

"The next time you give out information,

get on my nerves?" Her tone changes to a low and threatening one. "I don't even want to talk about stuff concerning how we broke up for the

you dare," I warn

bursts into laughter. "Oh, babe, there's nothing

this moment is how my parents reacted to the previous

take a deep breath and say, "Listen, what

flirtatiously. "I thought you'd never ask. I'll tell you in

back in

to fly out

my head in disbelief. "You

forget about me keeping

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