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.”

seat and

but watch her right now, and it’s not just because her long luscious hair is being blown by

I might look past a lot of the things she does, but 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 myself asking her about it. Why should! care? I already did enough when

like she genuinely smiled at me. I don’t know how to explain it, but it felt that way. I guess her acting

hospital, I begin to fix my necktie and the lapels

lot of questions. Don’t fuck this up because we’ll be on live TV and the front pages.”

I’ll

“What is it?”

really care about these

hell would you

press capture the events that are about

for a moment, dropping my hands from the lapels and pointing at her. I’m actually offended by her view of me.

here. You might make whatever assumptions you want about me when it comes to anything else, but don’t the children to my advantage

you, I just find it strange

Don’t ever question all that

I’m sorry.”

to

moment to respond to her. I didn’t think she’d

be,” I

me off guard.

ever accuse me of

through but soon, swings into

way. Security on standby

out first, then hold out my hand with a smile

Once again, it seems genuine, but

She

we walk hand in hand, I have the

also spot her limp

to

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security surrounds us, the press relentlessly ask questions while others wish to take pictures of

a few seconds of our time, I instruct the bodyguards to

come closer, their mics and cameras in

ago and had to cut your honeymoon extremely

now.”

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

bright smile, she looks around at the cameras with her head high. “Do you really

They

all nod in unison,

her response.

rpery was a

and I can finally

her chest, she says, “It just

island, which means you didn’t get your

“That doesn’t matter to

she says as she continues to speak about what she values. I’m actually impressed and glad she didn’t fuck this up.