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.”

back in her seat

now, and it’s not just

never forget. 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

was just for the show, there was a moment where it felt like she genuinely smiled at me. I don’t know how to explain it, but it felt that way. I guess her acting is getting

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

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

have to worry about me. I’ll

“What is it?”

you really care about these children?”

hell would you ask me that?”

the press capture the events that are about to take place.”

dropping my hands from the lapels and pointing at

it comes to

accusing you, I just find

it is, I don’t want to hear it. Don’t ever question all

I’m sorry.”

to doubt

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

better be,” I say

me off guard.

me of using

the hospital, there’s barely any space to drive through but soon, swings into action to

to make way. Security on standby also

is opened for me, I step out first, then hold out my hand

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

She

we walk hand in hand, I have the

spot her

tries to not make it

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questions while others wish to

seconds of our time, I instruct the bodyguards to step aside.

that moment and come closer, their mics and cameras in our faces.

married only a few days ago and had to cut your

now.”

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

her head high. “Do you really want to know

They

in unison,

her

rpery was a

success and I can finally meet her.”

hand on her chest, she says, “It just greatly warms

reports say you had your honeymoon on an island, which means you didn’t get your money’s worth,”

them all. “That doesn’t matter to me. I personally believe that human life is more

their heads with each word she says as she continues to speak about what she values. I’m actually impressed and glad she