The Daring Billionaire’s Wife

Vanessa

I had no plans of meeting Patrick this morning but at his request to urgently meet up, I changed my mind about it. He also said he needed to talk to me in private, which meant I shouldn't have my bodyguards. Usually, I wouldn't listen to him but the tone of his voice when he said it made me wonder just how serious this was, so here I am, meeting him on the street that he mentioned with the intention to leave my bodyguards in their car.

I spot him standing by the sidewalk and he instantly rushes to the car, looking a little troubled and scruffy, which greatly worries me.

"Is everything alright?" I ask

"Hey, we really need to talk." His eyes widen a little. "Come with me."

"Where?"

"It's not too far from here. We need privacy as much as possible."

I shake my head as I question if I'm really about to do this, then step out of the car and follow him. He leads me to an alley, making me feel a bit uncomfortable.

"Why did you bring me here?" I ask.

"Just so we could talk. How are you doing?"

"Are you being serious right now?"

He chuckles.

"Wait, are you drunk?" I furrow my eyebrows.

"It doesn't matter. This was the only way I could do this. I knew that if I mentioned my apartment, you wouldn't want to go there after what happened last time." "And so you thought this was a better idea?"

"Yes," he says with confidence. "I just..."

He trails off when my phone suddenly rings from my bag and I already have an idea of who it could be.

I gesture to him with my hand to wait and he nods as I pick up to talk to my father.

Right after the call, Patrick says, "Is everything alright?"

"Everything's fine."

"You looked a little sad even though you smiled."

"Was it that obvious?"

"Yes, so what's going on?"

I sigh heavily, deciding to tell him about my father's health condition and as soon as I'm done, he takes a step forward and wraps his arms around me. "I'm so sorry about that," he says.

I'm irritated and it's not even because of the slight smell of alcohol now that he's so close. It's the way he holds me tightly. "Can you stop?" I

takes a step back. "Sorry, that was supposed to

what?" I

I saw you again at the orphanage, I thought that

you talking

off, taking a step forward and looking right into my eyes. "I love

lips as he wraps his arms around me and for a few seconds, my

wrong with you? How dare you do that in such a

Just in case you're starting to think it's the alcohol, it's

say such a thing to me

He scoffs, triggering me.

with that

"Nothing," he says.

to achieve

just wanted you to

"And then what?"

He scoffs again.

do you keep doing that?"

you really feel

pause for a few seconds, trying to search in my heart. "I feel absolutely nothing for

how things have changed." He gives a half smile as he lowers his

the fact that you thought you had a chance with

"I was absolutely certain."

that the case?" I cross my

"It doesn't matter."

come here. I can't believe I was so worried that I decided to follow you." I shake my

I stop in

not sorry about any of

hard not to turn around and slap him again, so I face ahead and storm out so I can leave and

I can only think about what gave him the audacity to

was a time

when Dominic kisses me that I feel that way and the thought of him makes me feel

Dominic

where we left mine and I immediately step

everything okay with you?" he asks, stepping out from the other

I lean against his car, crossing my

sure about

I'm fine." I look over my shoulder,

approaches me and stands right beside me. "The goal of this long drive was to help clear your head, but