Chapter 17

Dominic

Moving further away from the house. I pick up Carmella’s call while facing the entrance, just in case my mother shows up or something

“Babe.” I cautiously look around, the bodyguards in position standing at a certain distance away from me.

“Hey, babe!” Carmella says from the other end of the line and she sounds so enthusiastic that I rub my temples while shaking my head.

“What’s up?” Though I pretend not to know. I know exactly why she’s calling,

“I hope you’re almost here to pick me up. I’m already done with everything, I actually finished a bit early so now I’m just waiting for you

I sigh with frustration, pacing a few times just so I don’t lose my cool over the situation that’s out of my control.

“Babe, about that,” I say for a start.

“Is something wrong?”

“I haven’t yet left the house.

What are you s

still doing there?

“Something happened with Vanessa and now-”

“What the hell happened?” Her tone is suddenly harsh. “What did you with that b-”

“Can you shut up and I just let me finish?”

“No! What did you do with that bitch!”

“She had a little accident and my parents came here. The problem is that I can’t leave. They won’t let me. I already tried.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” She scoffs. That bitch is more important than mer

“Didn’t you hear a word I just said?” I face away from the front door in frustration. Sometimes it’s difficult to make Carmella grasp what a situation means.

“My son!” I hear my mother’s voice just then so I turn around to look at her.

“I’ll call you back,” I whisper to Carmella on the phone.

“Don’t you

dare hang up on-

1 abruptly end the call by turning off my phone, which I didn’t even want to do.

What are you doing here all alone when your father’s already gone? She doesn’t seem pleased as she places both hands the sades of her waist and shakes her head at me “Were you calling someone from work?”

Right now, lying to her is better than telling her the truth. “Yes, was,”

She stands beside me and wraps her hand around my arm.

“I told you not to work right now,” she says. “Come back inside with me.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she need?”

taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even

Miller to examine her first so I thought I could just keep her

her around

“I know”

and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around

need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen, I’ll just

I’ll show her. It’ll give me the perfect

Vaness

remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in

it doesn’t feel

it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a

seems to be the only way for me not to

myself in this living room. I can only

parents to come over here

almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and

way of getting back at him for what he

for me and he can’t say no because of his parents

glad I still have others who care around me, especially my

as I wait for her to return from outside, I already know what the outcome will

I guess I should’ve kept my

but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was

the

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look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t even want to be

a lot to say.

we’re alone.

dear, now you can finally see the house, my

he approaches me

face. You had no problem

heads in her direction and she covers

me, you two.

him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at

mine and slides his arm under my knees, the

around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his

You two love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her back

me look away from his gaze. “What do you want to see

what’s on the

yet seen this mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all the way.

living room, my mother–in–law aghs calmly and it feels like she’s smiling as she watches us. When

of her is gone and now it’s just the two of us. Of course,

feel his

don’t look up at him.

kitchen,

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