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.

slight smell of alcohol now that he's so close. It's the way he holds

step back. "Sorry, that was supposed

I narrow my

you here was because I really had something to say. When I saw you again at the orphanage, I thought that all I felt was regret

you

step forward

as he wraps his arms around me and for a few seconds, my heart races with wide eyes as I process what's going on.

dare you do that in such

"It's not like anyone saw that. Just in case you're starting to think it's the alcohol, it's not. I've wanted to

to me

He scoffs, triggering me.

that

"Nothing," he says.

you aim to achieve by doing

wanted you to

"And then what?"

He scoffs again.

you keep doing that?" I

you really

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

how things have changed." He gives

fact that you thought

"I was absolutely certain."

the case?" I cross my

"It doesn't matter."

I decided to follow you." I shake my head, disgusted

I stop in

sorry about

jaw, trying so hard not to turn around and slap him again, so I face ahead

what gave him the audacity to do all that and

once was a time

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

Dominic

left mine and I immediately step out, slamming the door

everything okay with you?" he asks, stepping

fine." I lean against

you sure

I look

of this long drive was to help clear your head, but by the looks of things, it didn't work. What made you