The Daring Billionaire’s Wife novel (Vanessa and Dominic) novel Chapter 113

Dominic

I never thought I would actually tell Vanessa everything I've told her but I'm glad I did it. And I can't believe I'm about to do this, but I can still tell her part of the truth.

"What is it?" she asks from the other side of the table.

I lean back in my seat after wiping my mouth. "Do you remember dancing?"

"Yeah, when the other girls were cheering me on."

I chuckle. "That's the dancing you remember?"

"Yeah, I danced while sitting with them. What was there apart from that?"

"To be honest, I didn't know you could dance like that." I subtly bite my lip, thinking about her dancing with me and how sexy it was.

"What are you talking about?" She seems confused.

"You just let yourself go and the music took control over you."

She rises to her feet, as if embarrassed. "I don't remember that. Did anyone take a video or something?"

"No. For this party, none of that was allowed, remember? That way, guests would have privacy. I'll never forget that moment. It was really a shock."

She huffs. "It's your fault I ended up that way."

"What? How is this my fault?"

"I was obviously trying to make myself feel better and I just stopped giving a damn about anything."

"That's why I constantly watched over you. It still looked like we were dancing together, which we still did."

"We danced together?" She covers her mouth.

"Yeah, but you were very difficult. I had to hold you close."

"Oh...uhm... I just remembered that I have something to do in my bedroom. I'm going now."

As she makes her way out of the dining room, I chuckle softly. She's obviously more embarrassed than she is shocked by this, just as I was when I saw her. It's a good thing I've decided not to tell her the temptation I had to resist while taking care of her. She'd want the ground to swallow her up.

The moment her footsteps fade down the hallway, I look down at my food. This was the first time that I had a meal with her like this and if I'm being honest, I would love to do this again.

Even though I have the whole night to think about Vanessa's question about Carmella, I can only still come up with the same answer. It doesn't matter what happens. We're not getting back together, even if I still have feelings for her.

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Since Vanessa and I have to leave for the orphanage, we quickly have breakfast together and even though she doesn't smile at me, I'm glad she's not being so hostile and harsh with me.

Had this been back when I first knew her, I wouldn't have given a fuck, but she's more than just someone to help me reach my goal. She also has ideas that I can't even think of myself. All that makes me want to build a friendship with her.

On our way to the orphanage, she talks to her father for a few minutes and it's the usual. I remember he told me about how she now constantly checks on him and once again, she's doing it. She sounds so happy while talking to him but I know that once it's my turn, it's going to be different.

After the call comes to an end, her smile quickly fades.

"You really check up on him a lot now," I say to her while facing forward.

"Yeah and it's only because of how he came back from his business trip."

"Has he ever thought of marrying again?"

"No. His only focus now is the company and making it-"

She stops halfway when her phone suddenly rings. She looks at the caller ID with a chuckle, making me wonder who it is.

"Hey!" She leans back in her seat after picking up.

I'm actually a little jealous that she's smiling while talking to whoever is on the other end of the line. They've obviously done nothing wrong like I have, but having her right next to me and seeing her act this way makes me envious.

After the call comes to an end, her face turns blank as she says, "That was Patrick. He's so eager to begin his first day."

"I see."