The Daring Billionaire’s Wife

Dominic

"So that's what happened," I say to Vanessa in conclusion.

She takes a deep breath, running her fingers on the sides of her neck with her arms raised. It just makes me look down at her tiny waist and the curves of her breasts in the sides. "Do you really mean it when you say you're pretending?" she asks, narrowing her eyes at me.

"Yes, I am. The last thing I want is for this to get out. You know that more than anyone else. I also need to make sure that Carmella never finds out that I'm pretending."

She scoffs. "Were you also pretending when you fucked her?"

Her questions hits hard and it makes me look away as I wonder how I should respond.

Though I'm not facing her, I can feel her piercing gaze fixed on me as she anticipates my response.

"Because I don't want to lie to you," I begin, raising my head and looking back at her, "I'll tell you the truth."

"That's what I want." She purses her lips.

"Before I went to see her, I hadn't been with a woman in a long time."

She scoffs while shaking her head. "I can't believe you're saying this to me."

"I told you that I wanted to be honest with you, so listen to me. Because I hadn't been with a woman in a long time, it was easy to give in, especially because I wanted to play along."

She sighs, her gaze softening a little. "Did you also give in when she took those pictures while she was on top of you?"

"No. I was fast asleep by then. She must've spiked my water just so I wouldn't wake up. Otherwise, I wouldn't have allowed that to happen."

She nods, still not looking satisfied.

"Hey, this means nothing to me," I assure her. "You have to believe me."

"Why do you sound like you really owe me an explanation?" She tilts her head.

for a moment, asking myself the same question and it doesn't take long for

that I turned my back on the children that I've always wanted to protect. I don't want you to think that I

was furious. All I could

"You're wrong about that."

sighs. "I

her no matter what happens. I might be with her right now, but it's only because I have no other choice. She was absolutely ready to expose the names

"That's what I was thinking

to understand why I'm doing this. It's not because I want

will you keep fucking

ask me that? Of course

It's just like you said, you haven't been

I was with Carmella, something that I haven't done in a long while, it felt different because of the situation between us. It also felt wrong. I don't

about that part."

have certain needs and

a bit offended but soon nods in understanding. "You're

see the pictures Carmella sent you?"

"Why?"

just curious

eyes as she

to find the pictures, I can't stop looking at her and everything that I can see -

when she looks up that

phone, I look at the first picture and shut my eyes in disbelief.

not surprised she did this." My voice is low as I look at how I'm just

at the

number from the one that I have,"

sighs. "Isn't it obvious that

didn't you block her on

a way to get in

only nod in agreement as I scroll to the next picture and words escape me as I read the text at the bottom. It even makes me burst into laughter, something which Vanessa doesn't seem to appreciate. "You think this is funny?" She glares

lips together in an

didn't mean to laugh so hard," I say to her. "This

realized Carmella's right. Even when I saw it, I didn't question it.