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."

nod with a half smile. "I see what's going on here. You really think I can't do

give me the details of

cross my

so stubborn and tell me so I can handle this!"

feel like I'm helpless. I can definitely do

knew, why did you tell

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

He sighs. "Vanessa-"

final." I walk past him while fixing my hair. "We should go back or the food

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

to join everyone else at

everything alright?" My mother-in-law

I assure them all as I sit down. "It's just something

just telling us in detail about how scared you were on that

chuckle. "How could I forget that? To be honest, I still would like to try

told you she would be interested!" Jake

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

"

looks at Dominic. "Son, give me an update on how much progress you've made catching that person who gave us that scare of

is obviously meant for Dominic but my heart starts racing because I wonder what he's going

private investigators I hired finally got a

that happens, I want

"What?"

me. I want to see the face of the person who was foolish

why? I said I'll take care of

know you will. I

subtly

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

stay the night?" my mother-in-law

say in unison, then look at each other.

lips together with disappointment. "I see. I would've loved to have

next time," I assure her,