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?”

that supposed to mean?”

eyes at me

so I soften it a little. “I meant to say

inside,” she says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk

first so I thought I could

her around the house.”

“I know”

sad right now and I hate seeing her like

Vanessa and it’s taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen,

house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give me

Vaness

I can remember, I’ve never

most. but it doesn’t feel that way

away in a few days at leaves me a little

it seems to be the only way for me not to put pressure

to myself in this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must be.

really didn’t mean for any of his parents to

our eyes meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but was just

thought of making him do things for me and he can’t say no because of his

I still have others who care around me,

return from

all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll

explain things to him. None of this

the

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minutes later, they both walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking

gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll get the

we’re alone.

dear, now you can finally see the house,

and he approaches me with a heavy

son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying

direction and she

mind me, you two.

moment Dominic looks away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and

slides his arm under

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

on. You two love birds will find me here. Show her

he says, his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze.

with what’s on the ground

have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show

it feels like she’s smiling as she watches us. When I poke my head to the side to see her, it turns out

sight of her is gone and now it’s just the two of us. Of course, the maidservants are around but I don’t even pay

feel his

when I don’t look up at him. I feel

kitchen, he

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