The Daring Billionaire’s Wife by Lypstical

Vanessa

I had no plans of meeting Patrick this morning but at his request to urgently meet up, I changed my mind about it. He also said he needed to talk to me in private, which meant I shouldn't have my bodyguards. Usually, I wouldn't listen to him but the tone of his voice when he said it made me wonder just how serious this was, so here I am, meeting him on the street that he mentioned with the intention to leave my bodyguards in their car.

I spot him standing by the sidewalk and he instantly rushes to the car, looking a little troubled and scruffy, which greatly worries me.

"Is everything alright?" I ask

"Hey, we really need to talk." His eyes widen a little. "Come with me."

"Where?"

"It's not too far from here. We need privacy as much as possible."

I shake my head as I question if I'm really about to do this, then step out of the car and follow him. He leads me to an alley, making me feel a bit uncomfortable.

"Why did you bring me here?" I ask.

"Just so we could talk. How are you doing?"

"Are you being serious right now?"

He chuckles.

"Wait, are you drunk?" I furrow my eyebrows.

"It doesn't matter. This was the only way I could do this. I knew that if I mentioned my apartment, you wouldn't want to go there after what happened last time." "And so you thought this was a better idea?"

"Yes," he says with confidence. "I just..."

He trails off when my phone suddenly rings from my bag and I already have an idea of who it could be.

I gesture to him with my hand to wait and he nods as I pick up to talk to my father.

Right after the call, Patrick says, "Is everything alright?"

"Everything's fine."

"You looked a little sad even though you smiled."

"Was it that obvious?"

"Yes, so what's going on?"

I sigh heavily, deciding to tell him about my father's health condition and as soon as I'm done, he takes a step forward and wraps his arms around me. "I'm so sorry about that," he says.

I'm not even able to hug him back as I'm irritated and it's not even because of the slight smell of alcohol now that he's so close. It's the way he holds me tightly. "Can you stop?" I say to him, my voice firm.

"Sorry, that was

what?" I narrow

you here was because I really had something to say. When I saw you again at the orphanage, I

are you talking

taking a step forward and

suddenly kisses me on the lips as he wraps his arms around me and for a few seconds, my heart races

wrong with you? How dare you do that in such a public

case you're starting to think it's the

such a thing to me

He scoffs, triggering me.

with that reaction?"

"Nothing," he says.

aim to achieve by doing

wanted

"And then what?"

He scoffs again.

doing that?"

Do you really feel

a few seconds, trying to search in my heart. "I

changed." He gives a half smile as he

still can't get over the fact that you thought you had a

"I was absolutely certain."

that the case?" I cross

"It doesn't matter."

I was so worried that I decided to follow you." I shake my head,

I

sorry about

and slap him again, so I face ahead and storm out so I can leave and finally get to my

ride, I can only think about what gave him the audacity to do all that and

a

wanting more as I was in love with him and now, there's none of that spark left. It's only when Dominic kisses me that I feel that way and the thought of him makes me feel guilty as I wonder

Dominic

parks his car right where we left mine and I immediately step out,

he asks, stepping out from

fine." I lean against his

you sure

I look

was to help clear your head, but by the looks of things, it didn't work. What made you so upset? In fact you're more upset

do I have to tell you

"You do realize that you can lie to everyone else but me. Just talk to

right through me,