Dominic

My hands start shaking just by reading the headline and my heart pounds hard in my ears.

"RECENTLY MARRIED BILLIONAIRE LOVES HIS LONG-TERM GIRLFRIEND AND NOT HIS WIFE AS HE PORTRAYS IT IN PUBLIC!"

I quickly scroll down to read the article and it explains in great detail how the billionaire is married but puts on a show that he loves his wife, yet he's been sleeping with his girlfriend for a long time and his wife knows about it.

As I get to the last paragraph, I can already feel the beads of sweat on my forehead, waiting for the moment that the names will be revealed, but the article comes to an end without the names ever being mentioned. There's only a tease to stay tuned for more information.

Even though I sigh with relief as I rest the back of my head against the wall, it infuriates me that this made it to the gossip site. It's obviously about me as it fits the description and my first thought is to call Shane but right before I can dial his number, Frank calls me back.

"Have you seen it now?" he asks.

"Fuck!"

"That's exactly what I said when I read it."

"Why the fuck would Shane do this when I paid him again?"

"Maybe it's his way of getting back at you for the way you've been treating him."

Without a second thought, I hang up on Frank and dial Shane's number. He doesn't pick up the first few times and that only angers me even more as I slam the wall.

Finally, he picks up, the sound of his voice already annoying me.

"What's up? Feel like giving me more money?" he asks.

"Shut the fuck up and listen to me. You and I had a deal!"

"Of course we did, even though you've been an asshole to me, we still have a deal."

"Then why the fuck did you give out information?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Don't play dumb with me."

"Dude, I don't know what you're talking about. I would only do that if I stopped benefiting from this. Wait, you mean to tell me that someone beat me to it?"

He snickers and that only angers me even more.

I'm so close to slamming my phone against the wall before I even end the call with him. What stops me is the sound of my bedroom door creaking open as Vanessa steps out. "Hey, is everything alright?" she asks.

I sigh, ending the call with Shane. "It's nothing."

"That didn't sound like it was nothing. I could hear you yelling from inside. What happened?"

"My relationship with you and Carmella has been posted without revealing our identities."

I clench my jaw, instantly figuring out who did it and I storm down the hallway, closing the door behind me so I can be alone in another room.

Locking the door, I unblock Carmella, call her and pace around as I wait for her to pick up.

"Hey, babe!" she says.

"How dare you?"

you

read the

just my congratulatory

"Who told you that?"

matter. I guess this caught your attention, huh? Maybe I should do it more often. How about every

you don't care about me

think I was kidding when I told you it

to me and expect me to sit back and

into a fist, pointing at the wall like she can see me. "This is exactly why you're dead to

mean

wipe the sweat off my forehead with the back of my

and ask what she wants out of this, but another part of me

I contemplate my next move,

Her voice is

a deep breath, then open the door

too loud?" I

"It was."

sigh. "Carmella's doing this on purpose. She knows

"How did

"I don't know."

are you going

"I don't know."

I walk past her and all the way to the elevator, trying to figure out what to do next. I don't even feel like calling

Carmella ruin this for me, not

unable to come to a decision

and Vanessa steps in, making me sigh just so

she

there soon." I don't

about it?" She stops right

"No."

give you some more

reaching out to her, so I speak

can't have this go wrong now," I say

half

glad that

get me to talk about this also carry so much weight

can have dinner together but during the meal, I'm so slow as I still can't

was talking to my dad," she

everything okay with

fine. He came up with some name suggestions of his own. If

I instantly scoff. "No."

I said to

eyebrows, pleasantly surprised that

told him there was no way those

hear them." I

gives

all, just as she disagrees with mine and finishing up our meals takes

of Carmella's

more.

first to the bedroom so I can freshen up, leaving Vanessa downstairs as she talks

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