The Daring Billionaire’s Wife by Lypstical

Vanessa

Leading the way, I bring Dominic all the way to the top of the staircase where no one can hear us speak. Holding onto the railing, I look around one last time, then back at him as he furrows his eyebrows in anticipation.

"Well? Will you tell me what's going on now?"

"I just received a call from Shane," I say to him.

"What? Where did he get your number? Did you give it to him the last time you were at the club?"

"I don't remember. I was drunk, okay?"

"Did you at least ask him where he got it when you spoke to him?"

"I didn't even get the chance to do that because he went straight to what he wants from me."

"And what's that?"

"He wants $50,000."

He chuckles in this belief. "What the fuck? There's no way he did that after I paid him yesterday."

"Well, he definitely did it. He said what he has is not enough and he's now demanding more from me."

"Fuck!" he whispers, walking away from me.

Quickly, I hold onto his wrist, pulling him back as I say, "Wait!"

He stops in his tracks and looks down at my hand on his wrist and as soon as I realize that I'm touching him, I instantly pull back my hand.

"I don't know what you're planning to do, but don't." I say to him. "I'll handle this."

"No. You need to let me handle this. It's the only way he's going to stop doing this shit. He must be trying to get back at me for humiliating him yesterday by making him pick up the money from the ground." "Shane clearly called me, not you. That's why I want to handle this situation on my own."

"And I just told you that I'll do it."

a half smile. "I see what's going on

my question, he says, "Just give me the details of when

cross my

being so stubborn and tell me so

into his eyes, I say, "Don't make me feel like I'm helpless. I can definitely

you already knew, why did you tell

We're in this together. Isn't that

He sighs. "Vanessa-"

and that's final." I walk past him while fixing my hair. "We should go back or the food will get

I narrow my eyes a little at how he thinks I really can't handle this situation. I'll definitely show

else at the table, they look at

alright?" My mother-in-law

them all as I sit down. "It's just something private we needed to discuss. I hope we

us in detail about how scared you were on that day when he

chuckle. "How could I forget that? To be honest, I

you she would be interested!" Jake looks over at

and it's not like you're the only one who got to spend time with

"

something," my father-in-law chimes in again but this time, with a serious tone as he looks at Dominic. "Son, give me an update on how much progress you've made catching that person who gave us that scare of my precious daughter-in-law being in a terrible

heart starts

he says, "She actually left town, but the private investigators I hired finally got a hold of her. They're bringing her back

excellent. As soon as that happens, I want to

"What?"

the face of the person who was

I said I'll take care

you will. I just want to see

and I subtly shake my head.

watch and says, "This was a lovely evening,

to stay the night?" my mother-in-law

in unison, then look at each other. We're obviously thinking the same

mother-in-law presses her lips together with disappointment. "I see. I would've

time," I assure her,