The Daring Billionaire’s Wife by Lypstical

Chapter 32

Vanessa

Of all the things my father–in–law could’ve said at this dinner table, I didn’t expect it to be his grandchildren, and now Dominic has just choked on his drink while next to me.

Quickly, I take the glass from him as he coughs and I rub his chest. I don’t know if this will help or not, but I’m genuinely concerned.

“I’m fine,” he says to me, gently placing his hand on top of mine.

“Are you sure?” My voice is laced with concern.

He smiles at me as he coughs again. “Don’t worry. I was just caught off guard.”

It’s only for a second, but the two of us stare into each other’s eyes. My heart even races a little. I wonder if he knows that I’m not acting by trying to ease his cough. I’m not able to tell.

“Well, you had us all worried there for a second, son.”

My father–in–law’s words break my eye contact with Dominic. Leven drop my hands and clear my throat as I compose myself.

It’s only now that I look around the table at everyone else and it turns out they were all worried about him.

“Did you really have to talk about your grandchildren right now?” Dominic says to his father, leaning back in his seat with a sigh of relief.

“Why not? I admit that I didn’t intend to make you choke on your drink, but I guess I was just too excited.”

“I can’t wait to have them running around the housel” My mother–in–law chimes in with enthusiasm. “it’s only a matter of time before they arrive. We only need to wait since you’re already working on it”

Everyone chuckles, except me, but I still fake my amusement at my mother–in–law’s comment and look over at Dominic, who seems to fake his reaction, too,

We even share a knowing look that th

waiting

mind at all. The closest I had ever gotten to feeling

with that, there were never plans

Carmella and I wouldn’t want to be intimate with him

that everyone at this table is joining in on the conversation and talking about the children, I know that my father will start mentioning it, too.

and I’m with Sophie. The two of us have already made plans to go to a spa together.

can’t stop thinking about what happened at the dining table, and I catch Dominic stealing glances at me a few times as he walks with his father. I wonder what they’re talking about because Dominic seems affected by it. Could

children?

everyone else and Sophie and

since anything made my heart jump like that!” Jake chuckles as he unhooks his

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her shoulders. “I enjoyed being here tonight, but I have to go now. There are other things to take care of.

you mean?” She looks at him with disapproval. “Didn’t you just hear how hard it thundered outside?

“Mom-”

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around at all of us who don’t live here. “No one is

Dominic and I look at each other, we already know what

it really seems to get worse out there, I’m still holding onto the hope that there’ll be no thunderstorms and we’ll be able

leave.

in separate bedrooms, but it’s definitely not possible here. I can’t imagine myself in

to me a

my mother–in–law

same way

me in conversation, I still keep glancing

as he speaks