The Daring Billionaire’s Wife by Lypstical

Chapter 25

Dominic

It’s been a while since I started keeping Frank posted on all I’m doing now. At first, I didn’t mind because I assumed he just wanted to make sure everything was in place when I got to the hospital. Now that I think about it, the calls have been too frequent

Only a few minutes after sending him a text that I’ll soon be arriving with Vanessa, he calls me again.

av to me.

“What is it this time?” I shake my head before even hearing what he has to say i

“Where exactly are you?” he asks from the other end of the line.

“We just left the toy store.”

“Great, so how long will it take for you to get here?”

I lean back with a sigh. “I already told you it would be around fifteen minutes. You even know this. Why do you keep asking? Is everything okay over there?”

“Actually, there’s something I didn’t tell you. It’s about the press. They’re here.”

I instantly sit up more with wide eyes. “What did you say?”

The tone of my voice is so loud that it makes Vanessa widen her eyes at me. She probably thinks something happened. I dismissively motion her with my hand to relax and she sighs with relief.

“What did I tell you about the press?” I rub my temples.

“It wasn’t my idea, okay? Trust me on this one. I didn’t tell them anything.”

“Well, someone must’ve given them the information. How many are they?”

“Honestly, I can’t even count them, but they’re waiting for you two. They’re taking this seriously because it’s actually a big deal.”

“Unbelievable.” I clench my fist, annoyed. “I don’t want to deal with this right now.”

“Again, it wasn’t me. However, n

now that I think about it, this is a good thing for your public image.”

“You know that’s not the reason I do any of this.

“I know, neither do I, but hey, since they’re already here, you might as well make the most out of the opportunity, Remember what it is you’re trying to do here.”

Thinking about my parents being so proud to see me and Vanessa on the front pages of the largest news sites makes me embrace the idea a little more and I sigh deeply.

“Fine. Let’s do it.”

After I end the call, I toss the phone aside and look over at Vanessa, who’s been glancing at me the whole time.

he press.

“I told you to relax. It’s just the

“I know.” She nods. “It’s the way you reacted that scared me. I thought –”

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“No.”

leans back in her seat and looks outside

and it’s not just because

that emotion I saw made me wonder just how deeply that bear affected her. I don’t know the story behind it, I probably never will. I don’t ever see

genuinely smiled at me. I don’t know how to explain it, but it felt that

approaching the hospital, I begin to fix my necktie and the lapels of my

questions. Don’t fuck this up because we’ll be on

have to worry about me. I’ll do just fine.

“What is it?”

care about

the hell would you ask me

seems hypocritical of you to have the press capture the events that are

my hands from the lapels and pointing at her. I’m actually

whatever assumptions you want about me when it comes to anything else,

just find it

it. Don’t

I’m sorry.”

to

me a moment to respond to her. I didn’t think she’d apologize. It actually caught

better be,” I

me off guard.

ever accuse me of

drive through but soon, swings into action to keep them on

press begin to make way. Security

out first, then hold out

Once again, it seems genuine, but I tell myself she’s just

She

hand in hand, I have the shopping bag with me in

can also spot her limp no

how hard she tries to not make

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surrounds us, the press relentlessly ask questions while

just a few seconds of our time,

closer, their

got married only a few days ago and had to cut your honeymoon extremely short. Please tell us how

now.”

Vanessa nails this because we didn’t even discuss what they could possibly ask and who

looks around at the cameras with her head high. “Do

They

all nod in unison,

hear her response.

rpery was a

and I can finally

chest, she says, “It just greatly warms my heart that

your honeymoon on an island, which means you didn’t get your money’s

matter to me. I personally believe that

continues to speak about what she