The Daring Billionaire’s Wife by Lypstical

Chapter 50

Vanessa

Flustered at the sight of him, I raise my eyebrows a little.

Unlike me, he just has a blank stare as he steps out of the elevator.

“I see you’re finally awake,” he says. “I thought you’d never get out of bed.” I sense mockery in his tone.

“Why would I be in bed all day?” I cross my arms, trying to act like I know absolutely nothing about last night. But I still feel a little awkward.

“Considering the kind of evening you had last night and how drunk you were, it’s possible.”

“I don’t remember much.” I try to sound believable.

“That makes two of us.” He shoves his hands in his pockets.

“Really?”

He nods. “I can’t seem to remember a lot of what happened.”

That’s all he needs to say for me to feel less awkward around him. The fact that he doesn’t remember makes everything much easier for me, so I finally let it go.

Suddenly, he towers over me and I find myself against the wall, looking up into his eyes with an expression I can’t quite read.

“Don’t ever drink like that again,” he warns me. “From what I can remember, you were a fucking mess.

“I know.” I smirk, still trying to read the expression in his eyes. “I was told I threw up several times.”

“You did. Next time, you better listen to me.”

to talk about the other reasons why I should listen to him, I constantly glance at his lips. It’s hard not to do it as I get these flashing images

clear?” he asks, and I catch him glancing at my

shrug, trying to compose myself. I must be

aren’t real.

for a few seconds. He doesn’t seem to take a step back and I wonder why.

so

while trying not to look at him. But I just can’t help it. The moment our eyes meet, he shakes his head at me with an expression that I still can’t read.

sigh with relief, placing my hand

goes down, I turn off airplane mode, which I don’t remember turning on, and I’m

a call from a number i can’t

Thu, in

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say with a hint of

sorry if you’re in the middle

“Not at all.”

last evening and had some

hey, Liz.” I try to sound enthusiastic, but I

you’ve remembered me I can hear the relief in her voice.

could I forget you?”

wanted to make sure you didn’t change your mind about

would I

you to attend and I feared you might have changed your

I’ll definitely be

much and enjoy

soon as my call with Liz comes to an end, I save her number, and then the other ones that I got from

with their

my other messages and I have plenty of them from my father, Jake, Sophie, my