Vanessa


    Even after I tighten the grip on my phone as I look down at the screen, my hand still trembles. I don''t recognize the phone number used, but it''s an obvious message from Carme. She''s topless and right on top of Dominic,ying her head on his bare chest while he''s fast asleep.


    She smirks right at the screen and that only makes her follow-up text message feel like she''s rubbing it in my face even more


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    This whole time, I had a feeling that something like this might have been going on, but I didn''t want to think about it, only because I was certain he would never go back to her. How could he do this after what she did? How could he go back to her knowing the type of person she is?


    The more I stare at the picture, the more I hear my heart pound faster and it''s louder than my heavy breathing.


    I toss the phone aside, trying topose myself but I''m unsessful as I can''t stop thinking about it. It upies my mind so much that I''m not in the mood to read anymore, so I roughly pull out the drawer, drop the book inside and roughly shove it back in.


    Even after I curl up in a sleeping position, I can still feel myself tremble with rage as Iugh at myself for even feeling this way. What did I think was going to happen between the two of us?


    I might only be thinking about my father right now, but it doesn''t mean my feelings for Dominic faded away.


    Only because I have a meeting in the morning with my new management team, I try to get some sleep and stop thinking about what I just saw, but it''s easier said than done. Carme got what she wanted and she couldn''t wait to show off.


    I look at Dominic''s side of the bed, my vision a little blurry from the tears almost rolling down the side of my face. This is the first night that I sleep alone in our bedroom. It feels so empty and I hate it, but there he is, sleepingfortably in her bed.


    I barely got any sleepst night but thanks to my makeup, I easily hide the tiredness around my eyes while in the meeting, one which Dominic should''ve been part of.


    I sit at the head of the table in the boardroom, facing therge screen like I''m paying attention but I only keep seeing shes of the message Carme sent to me. I even imagine the two of them in each other''s arms and it makes me shake my head a few times.


    The project manager leading the presentation then says, "Is there a problem, Mrs Richards?" She sounds a little nervous.


    I sigh. "Not at all. Please continue."


    It''s only now that I realize she must have thought that was directed at her.


    Learning of the two of them getting back together hurts me so much that I''m about to lose a grip on myself, but no, I don''t want to be that person.


    Just as I did before when I tried so hard not to let my feelings get in the way, I can do it again and I will.


    Raising my head, I focus on the presentation, the images still shing in my mind but this time, I pay them no attention. Getting this hair care line tounch should be my priority right now.


    The meeting goes on for two hours and at the end of it, I look down at my phone. There''s still no word from Dominic and I pinch myself, realizing I need to stop doing this, too.


    After leaving the boardroom, the management team and I go to theb to test a few samples and it takes longer than I expected, which I don''t mind since it''s just what I need to get my mind off of everything else.


    Lunch is provided for everyone at the end of the day''s program and as they help themselves to the delicious food at the ssy restaurant, I''m on the phone with my mother-inw to give her an update. "Oh, my dear, I''m so thrilled about how fast this is going tounch!"


    "Me too." I force a smile, not as enthusiastic as I want to be.


    "I''m d you''re able to handle this even without Dominic being present. He was right when he said you could do this alone"


    I furrow my eyebrows. "When did he tell you that?"


    "We spoke a few minutes ago."


    Learning about this new information breaks my heart, especially when she says that Dominic was on the phone with my father-inw, discussing arge transaction involving Project J-22.


    It seems Dominic''s talking to everyone but me and that only raises more questions in my mind.


    After spending the day with my father and getting to know the new live-in nurse, I return home in the evening.


    The car pulls up in the front yard and I press my fist hard into the seat, wondering what I did to deserve thisck ofmunication from Dominic.


    The butler wees me as soon as I walk into the living room and I learn from him that Dominic''s home.


    I brace myself as I head to the


    elevator, wondering how I should act


    around him. I don''t want to seem jealous and hurt by the fact that he was focused on fucking Carme and ignored me, his pregnant wife.


    I hold onto the doorknob, taking a deep breath as I push the door open.


    As soon as I open it wide enough, I spot him brushing through his hair while standing in front of the mirror. It seems he just took a shower.


    He doesn''t even turn to face my direction but I''m not surprised. If he could go a whole day without talking to me, he can definitely do something like this.


    I press my lips together, closing the door behind me and I don''t intend to speak first.


    I face away from him, cing my handbag on the table on the other side of the room, then ce the palm of my hand on its surface as I begin to take off my shoes.


    "Hey," he finally says while still facing the mirror.


    "Hey," I reply, trying not to sound bitter.


    "How was the meeting?"


    "It was fine, even without you."


    He sighs, finally facing my direction. "Look, I know I was supposed to be there, but I couldn''t make it. I was busy with work."


    I scoff. I can''t believe he''s lying to me right now, but it''s only because he thinks I don''t know the truth.


    "Even if you were that busy, a single


    text from you would''ve been


    enough." I approach him and stand


    right next to him to look in the mirror as begin to take off my earrings.


    He sighs with a light nod, unable to keep his head high. "About Carme, what happened was that-"


    "You don''t have to tell me anything."


    "We''re back together."


    I clench my jaw. "I said you don''t have to tell me anything."


    "But you still deserve to know."


    "You''re right, but that''s all I need to know." My tone is dismissive. "The rest is none of my business as long as the truth doesn''t get out." "Are you being serious right now?" He raises his voice a little.


    "It''s seriously none of my business."


    He turns to directly face me, his eyes scanning my face as he shakes his head firmly. "Don''t you want to know what led to this?"


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