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.

able to hug him back as 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 say to him,

a step back. "Sorry, that was

I narrow my

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

are you talking

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

seconds, my heart races with wide eyes as I process what's going on. Then, I

How dare you do that in such a public place?" I

Just in case you're starting to think it's the alcohol, it's not. I've wanted to do this for

in disbelief. "How could you say such a thing to me when I'm married and you know that I love my

He scoffs, triggering me.

that reaction?" I

"Nothing," he says.

did you aim to achieve by

just wanted you to

"And then what?"

He scoffs again.

you keep doing that?" I

really feel nothing

search in

how things have changed." He gives a

can't get over the fact that you

"I was absolutely certain."

that the case?" I

"It doesn't matter."

was so worried that I decided to follow you." I shake my head, disgusted and disappointed as I

is it?" I stop in my

about any

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

I can only think about what gave him the audacity to do all that and the kiss was

once was a

him and now, there's none of that spark left. It's only when Dominic kisses

Dominic

we left mine and I immediately step out, slamming the door

everything okay with you?" he asks, stepping out

I lean against his car, crossing my

you sure about

said I'm fine." I look over my

of this long drive was to help clear your head, but by the