The Daring Billionaire’s Wife novel (Vanessa and Dominic) novel Chapter 153

Dominic

The first thing I want to ask Patrick is how he knows my secret but that would only confirm that it's true, so instead, I pretend not to know what he's talking about as I turn around to face him.

"You sound ridiculous with that shit that just came out of your mouth," I say to him, stopping right in front of him and looking him straight in the eyes.

"You can try to play dumb all you want, but it won't work with me because I know the truth and I mean absolutely everything. That's why I confessed my feelings to Vanessa. I knew there was actually nothing between you two. I'm even aware that she's not the only one you're currently fucking."

Though I'm shocked by the sudden turn of events, part of me even wants to mention that I'm no longer seeing Carmella but once again, that'll only confirm the truth and for as long as I can, I choose to play dumb, which doesn't seem to make him stop.

"I see you won't say a word." He chuckles. "That's okay. For now, I just want you to know that I know. There's a lot we need to talk about, but you can now stop with this act you've been putting up when it comes to Vanessa and your love for her."

"That's where you're wrong," I firmly reply.

"Am I?" He raises his eyebrows.

I clench my jaw, wondering what I should say in regard to how I feel about her, but I can only glance to the side and he shakes his head.

"That's what I thought," he says.

"Shut the fuck up!" I grab him by the collar, frustrated that I don't actually have an answer.

"No need to lose your cool." He glares at me, holding onto my wrists to push my hands away but my anger won't let me loosen my grip.

"How the hell do you know about this?" I ask, only realizing it afterwards that I've acknowledged that what he said is the truth.

"You're not getting anything more out of me." He smirks, then turns serious. "I wanted to meet you just so you could stop with this act."

Suddenly, my phone rings, making me loosen my grip on his collar and push him away so I can use it as a distraction. As soon as I look at the caller ID, I shake my head in disbelief at Shane's name flashing on the screen. My day can't get any worse and it leaves me panicking.

Just as I decline his call, Patrick turns to leave and I rush to him, grabbing him by the collar again and pushing him to the ground. He's not even able to get up as I keep him still by pushing down on his shoulders.

"If you think you're going to make this work to your advantage then you're fucking wrong!" I grit my teeth, fearing that this will be a similar situation to what's going on with Shane.

He grunts, trying to get my hands off of him as he looks up with a chuckle. "I'm not going to ask you for anything, at least not for now. I still have other things to take care of before I tell you how I know all this, so you can tone it down for now and let me go."

"Don't you dare bother Vanessa with this!" I warn him.

He scoffs. "How can I possibly do that when she's blocked me? But hey, she did all that just to keep up with this act of love for you. Still, I chose to play along. Don't worry, I know she's pregnant and won't stress her out with this."

I let him go and stand upright, trying so hard not to punch the air. The beads of sweat drop down the side of my forehead and it's only now that I realize how stressed I am about this.

Patrick has been unpredictable and this could go so many different ways that I don't know what to think.

Even as he nonchalantly walks away and acts like he didn't just tell me he knows my secret, my heart doesn't stop racing in panic. I don't know how long I have to wait before he can tell me how he knows, but I can't shake the feeling that I'm about to see a different side of him and I fucking hate it.

Shane keeps calling me and sending messages, but he's the last person I want to deal with right now, so I turn off my phone and head straight to my father-in-law's place.

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Vanessa

While my father-in-law engages in conversation with my father, my mother-in-law has my full attention as she enthusiastically tells me what she's looking forward to on the day I'll be launching my haircare line.

Suddenly, she gasps with wide eyes and a smile while looking behind me and I immediately look back, surprised to see Dominic quickly approaching us.

He smiles as he greets everyone but I can still tell he's in a hurry. Not everyone seems to notice his damp white sleeve under his jacket and the last thing I want to do is ask him what's wrong, so I play along and smile with everyone else when he hugs me.

It's only when I'm in his arms, that I whisper to him.

"What's going on? I wasn't expecting you here."