hapter 69
Dominic
After Vanessa’s question, I instantly feel stupid for asking such a thing, so I look to the side and clear my throat. “If you don’t <b>want </b>to tell me, just go.”
She sighs,ing back to me and sitting down on the couch across from me. She ces her handbag on the other seat, leans back, <b>then </b>crosses her legs as she touches the sides of her neck for a few seconds with her eyes <b>shut</b>. I don’t know why she’s doing it, but it reminds me of yesterday and everything that happened while we stood in front of that mirror, including her <b>ass </bing in contact with my crotch.
It’s only when she begins to speak <b>that </b>I <b>snap </b>out of it
“I’m going to meet Patrick. He was my boyfriend in high school I only recently reconnected with him.”
“Are you two a thing again?” I hold my breath and I don’t even know why.
“Why would you ask me <b>that</b>?” She raises her eyebrows.
I clear my throat. “<b>Just </b>answer <b>the </b>question<b>.”</b>
She sighs. “No, we’re <b>not</b>
She then tells me all about him and how she ns to help him through my father–inw,
“I see. Are you still in love with him?”
“What’s wrong with you?” She narrows her eyes <b>as </b>she nces at me, uncrossing her legs and leaning forward.
“Don’t look so surprised that I’m asking you such questions. I need <b>to </b>know That way, we’re on the same page with how to hide this from everyone around us.” Even as I say this to her, I don’t believe it myself.
“No, I’m not in love with him. My feelings have….changed.” Just for a second, she looks at me and I spot the same intense look from yesterday.
Before I can make out what it actually means, she <b>looks </b>away and clears throat.
I hate to <b>admit </b>it, but the fact <b>that </b>she’s not in love with him <b>makes </b>me rx my tense muscles.
“Fine<b>.</b>” I firmly nod. “In case you <b>two </b>get together, <b>you </b>better tell me so we don’t fuck things up.”
“Like I said, my feelings <b>have </b>changed.” She reaches for her handbag as she rises to her feet, facing the other direction. “I’m leaving now.”
<b>‘</b>Cool.”
As she makes her way to the <b>door </b>again, I try to keep my eyes only on the article I’m reading, but I once again find myself looking back at her.N?velDrama.Org (C) content.
<b>I’ve </b>told myself to stop doing this, <b>but </b>I can’t seem to give it a rest everytime I see her.
As soon as she closes the door, I drop my phone and ruffle my hair, wondering if I’m <b>acting </b>this way just because of my breakup with Carme.
Despite how she showed up here yesterday, I still don’t want to talk to her. What’s there to say? It’s over between us. It’ll <b>take </b>some time for me to get used to it, but I’m not changing my <b>mind</b><b>. </b>I’ve experienced just how maniptive and heartless she can be<b>.</b>
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he doesn’t get what she wants, will she do something like that <b>again</b>? Even if she does, she won’t get too close. I never aght a <b>day </b>woulde when I’d have to tighten security because of her.
n though I try not to <b>think </b>about it, I can’t help but wonder why she suddenly left yesterday when she came all the <b>way </b>e so <b>she </b>could speak to me.
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er meeting up with my father. Patrick suggests we have lunch together and it’s his treat.
soon as we get to the restaurant of his choice, he pulls out a chair for me and says, “Even through the ss, your dyguards are so intimidating.”
bok through the ss of the restaurant at my four bodyguards standing outside, thinking about how they’d be even more d I not specified how many I wanted with me.
on’t worry about them, I assure him. Just pretend they’re not here.”
“hat’s kind <b>of </b>difficult considering they re right there, keeping an eye on us.”
t’s important that I’m right where they can see <b>me</b><b>.</b>”
That already sounds like you have to be protected at all times and considering the fact that you’re Mrs Richards, I’m not urprised”
Don’t say that.” I chuckle dismissively. “It’s my decision to just have <b>them </b>with me. I don’t <b>always </b>do <b>this</b><b>, </b><b>but </b>I just thought hey’d apany me <b>today</b><b>.”</b>
Was it because of me?” He points at himself.
Not at all. <b>It’s </b>just something else. I chuckle, but it soon fades as 1 think about Carme. I’m not afraid of her, but I just <b>don’t </b>know what’s going on in her crazy head.
With a nervous <b>smile</b>, Patrick says, “Im sorry I brought you to a simple restaurant when you’re used to dining in only the
most-
“Hey, there’s no need to apologize. I don’t mind at all I give him a warm smile.
“I just really wanted to show <b>you </b>how grateful I am.” His face brightens up.
“It’s just as my dad said, don’t mess this up.
He firmly nods. “T’ll do my best. To be honest, he was quite scary and I shouldn’t be surprised, considering the history between you and L
“It’s in the past now. He <b>just </b>wanted to get it off his chest,”
“With a loving husband like Dominic in your life, you’ll never have to worry about something like what I did to you.”
I nervously tuck my hair behind my ear, thinking about how my marriage is far from what people see, except that now, -things have begun to change on my <b>part</b>
As Patrick and I <b>have </b>our meal, I can’t stop stealing nces at him. There <b>was </b>a time when just seeing him made my heart <b>race </b>because I was <b>so </b>in love with him and now, everything’s so different. It’s just like I said to Dominic – my feelings have <b>changed</b>.
Before I left home, I actually had something else to tell him but couldn’t bring myself to do it. I didn’t just know it, I could
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feel it in my body. That’s why I <b>got </b>a little carried away when I touched the sides of my neck and shut my eyes while sitting
on that couch.
y again.
<b>And </b>now I’m thinking it won’t be so <b>easy </b>to tell him as I’m not used to <b>such </b>things. Maybe when I get home, I can try Or I could just say it through a text message, that my fertile window is here.
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