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.

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

"Sorry, that was supposed to

what?" I narrow

say. When I saw you again at the orphanage, I thought that all I felt was regret but

you talking

taking a step forward and looking

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

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

in case you're starting to think

thing to me when I'm married and you know that I love

He scoffs, triggering me.

that

"Nothing," he says.

to achieve by

just wanted

"And then what?"

He scoffs again.

keep doing that?" I

really

a few seconds, trying to search

changed." He gives a half smile

over the fact that you thought you had a

"I was absolutely certain."

the case?" I

"It doesn't matter."

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

is it?" I stop in

not sorry about any of

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

ride, I can only think about what gave him the audacity to

a time

of that spark left. It's only when Dominic kisses me that I feel that way and the

Dominic

his car right where we left mine and I immediately step out, slamming

is everything okay with you?" he asks, stepping out

fine." I lean against his

you sure

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

just confirms that you're not fine." He approaches me and stands right beside me. "The goal of this long drive was to help clear your head, but by the looks of things, it didn't work. What made you so upset? In