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.

pause for a moment, asking myself the same question and

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

me the first picture, I was furious. All I could think about were those children and

"You're wrong about that."

"I

didn't expect. "I'm never going back to her no matter what happens. I might be with her right now, but

her eyes. "That's

doing this. It's not because I want to,

you keep fucking

you ask me

me to believe that? It's just

done in a long while, it felt different because of the situation between us. It also felt wrong. I don't know how to explain it

have to tell me about that part." She waves her

and I

but soon nods in understanding. "You're right about

the pictures Carmella sent

"Why?"

curious

rolls her eyes as she reaches

her and everything that I can see -

looks up that I look

the first picture and shut my eyes in disbelief. Even as

as I look at how I'm just fast asleep in the

the phone number at the top

phone number from the one that I have,"

"Isn't it obvious that she'll keep changing numbers

block her on

the point when she always finds a way to get in touch

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

and press my lips together

to laugh so hard," I say to her. "This

have some truth to it in the text below and I realized Carmella's right. Even when I saw it, I didn't question it. You and I are just in this for certain