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."

what's going on here. You really

he says, "Just give me the details of when and where you're

cross my

stubborn and tell me so I can

I say, "Don't make me feel like I'm helpless. I can definitely do this. I know what

knew, why did you tell me about

supposed to know. We're in this together. Isn't that

He sighs. "Vanessa-"

I'll handle it and that's final." I walk past him while fixing my hair. "We should

as he walks behind me and I narrow my eyes a little at

at the table, they

everything alright?" My

course." I assure them all as I sit down. "It's just something private we needed

"Jake was just telling us in detail about how scared you were on

forget that? To be honest,

would be interested!" Jake looks over at

not like you're

"

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

heart starts racing because I wonder what

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

soon as that happens,

"What?"

I want to see the face of the person who was foolish enough to

I'll take

will. I just want to see

me and I subtly shake my head. This is

have some dessert, Dominic constantly looks down at his watch and says, "This was a lovely evening, but we

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

say 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

over next time," I assure her, though I hope such a time