The Daring Billionaire’s Wife by Lypstical

Dominic

I hurry back home as I'm so eager to find out what's going on with Vanessa and as soon as I open the front doors and take a few steps in, I slow down in my tracks at the sight of my entire family, including my father-in-law gathered in the living room.

As I get closer and make eye contact with my siblings, they shoot me glares, just like they've been doing. We haven't spoken since the day I told them the whole truth.

My mother sits beside Vanessa while frowning at me, feeding her some snacks even though she can do it on her own. She's been very supportive but has barely spoken to my wife about what happened.

My father-in-law sits right next to my father and he's the only one who smiles a little, but I know it's not because he's happy to see me.

And then there's my father, who just sits there with a blank expression, like he's here for a business meeting.

To break the ice, I say, "I'm surprised to see everyone here."

To my disappointment, no one responds. Jake even pokes his cheek.

I clench my fist, realizing things are exactly as they were a few days ago.

Giving up, I approach Vanessa and sit next to her as I say, "I should have known that this was why you wanted me to come back home. What's going on?"

Before she speaks, she tightly holds my hand and smiles at me. What is she up to?

she says. "What happened a few days ago could have claimed the life of my unborn child and I understand that you're all disappointed in my husband and don't even want to talk to him. But there's

around as they look right at Vanessa attentively, wondering what she's about to

When I met him at that hotel, he told me what was expected of me as his wife while he continued his relationship with Carmella and I agreed to it. I had the option to say

seems

way for a while now. Seeing him go through all this alone breaks my heart because I had a role to play. Please find it in your hearts to forgive us."

everything that was going on. Do you still think Dominic is the only one who deserves to be treated like this? I ask

word and my heart starts racing as I tighten my grip on her hand. The way she came to my defense and spoke out to point out her own part in all this brings

she

no one

I have something to say. The launch was successful but the events that followed overshadowed it. We've been doing everything we can to keep the truth from coming out but there's still rumors

a word to me, just like everyone else. "There's no need for you to go public with this. We'll handle that part You should be grateful that you have someone like Vanessa as your wife, who stands by you no matter what. After what she's said, I've realized she's right. She was

frowns and lowers her

"How could I behave this way towards my daughter-in-law when she's carrying my grandchild? Son, it'll take a while for me to get over this and that's why I'm punishing you severely. You're still

go before I can even think of

but I nod in

attention with his eyes on Vanessa. "I just want to be mad at you, but I can't, even though you were part of this. And you're right, my brother's not the only one to blame now that I think about

the same way," Sophie pouts, facing the other direction

a while and even though it