The Daring Billionaire’s Wife by Lypstical
Chapter 67

Chapter 67

Dominic

already have so much going on in my head. There’s the meeting this afternoon. Carmella’s desperation to see me and even he fact that Frank is now bearing the brunt of all this. It should be all enough to keep me occupied, but there’s Vanessa, who ust keeps drawing my gaze back to her while she looks around at the jewelry after we step into my sister’s store.

she’s obviously focused on whatever she’s looking at, which is why she casually leans forward but for me, all I can see is the outline of her curves. I know I shouldn’t even look, but I just can’t help it.

Had she worn a different dress, would the situation be different?

While I lead her to the elevator, I wrap my arm around her waist and it feels like it’s been so long since I held her like this. It’s because I’ve been trying to keep a distance but now, here we are.

As soon as we enter the office, I know Sophie’s closely observing so if she plans to tell our parents, I’ll definitely give her something to talk about.

I rise to my feet and stand right in front of Vanessa so she can give me the box. The moment she looks up, it takes everything in me to keep a blank expression and not show how surprised I am. There’s a look in her eyes I’ve never seen. before and I don’t know how to explain it.

As I stand behind her while we’re in front of the mirror, my hands come in contact with her hair and damn, it’s so silky, and soft that I’d touch it all day if I could. I don’t think I’ve ever touched it like this before.

Then, she arches her back a little and I know it’s because of my movements with her hair. This just makes me look down at her ass, which isn’t even a full inch away from coming in contact with my crotch

It then gets a little difficult for me as I make my first attempt at putting the necklace around her neck since I have to keep my eyes on her neck and collarbone. Since she’s in a strapless dress, my eyes naturally drop to her bust area. Fuck. Maybe I shouldn’t have decided to do this just so I could show off.

Suddenly, she rests her back against my chest the moment I move my face closer to the side of her neck, and I feel her ass against my crotch. I swallow hard, placing my hands on her shoulders so I can speak to her and put an end to what I’m feeling right now,

Before I can even part my lips, I finally look at her in the mirror and it’s only now I realize her eyes are closed. Have they been this way this whole time?

“Don’t you want to see how the necklace looks on you?” I ask, taking a slight step back so I don’t feel her ass anymore.

As soon as she opens her eyes, her expression seems so intense. It even seems like her cheeks have turned a little pink, but I must be thinking too much. It’s just her makeup.

“You look beautiful,” I say to her, looking at the whole view of her in the mirror, and I think I mean it.

“Thank you.” Her voice is barely above a whisper and while being so close, I can tell that her breath is a little uneven.

Then, she looks over her shoulder to face me, and I get a closer look at the intense expression in her eyes even though they widen a little. She parts her lips to speak but can’t seem to actually do it. Even with that, my gaze lingers on them before looking back into her eyes.

I don’t know what to make of this moment, but even if I feel strange, I brought this upon myself.

“Well? Are you going to show me as well?” Sophie chimes in, making me drop my hands from Vanessa’s shoulders.

Vanessa approaches Sophie with a smile and shows off the necklace. “How do I look?”

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“You obviously look gorgeous! But tell me what you think.”

“I love it.” Variessa nods with confidence.

“I’m so glad you do! Bring the other ones so she can try them on Sophie instructs her assistant.

Before her assistant can even

en get to the table, I clench my jaw at how I have to go through this again. Being so close to Vanessa that I can see and hear her uneven breathing isn’t good for me. And then there’s the sensation of her ass on my

crotch.

“Before those necklaces get here, I better take this one off. Vanessa chuckles.

She raises her hands so she can take it off, but to me. that just highlights the curves of h hips. Fuck. I look away, only to glance at her again.

her breasts, her narrow waist and wide

She also seems to struggle with the necklace, so I head over to her.

“Let me do it for you” I stand behind her.

“Oh, sure.

As soon as Fpush her hair to one side, she arches her back a little and that just makes me look down at her ass again. I keep telling myself not to do this since I’m going through a lot, but Vanessa’s right in front of me.

Once I take off the necklace, I reach for another one and her reaction is just like before. I know it’s only happening because of what I’m doing. This time, I make sure she doesn’t rub her ass against my crotch.

By the time she’s done trying them all on, I have clear pictures in my mind of what her ass looks like when I look down at it. including her neck and collarbone.

There’s still so much time before an hour is up, but I can’t be here anymore. I don’t understand what’s going on with me, but I don’t want it to continue.

“Ladies, I have to go,” I say to them.

“I thought you said you had an hour” Sophie pouts.

“I’m sure something’s

‘s come up and he can’t stay,” Vanessa chimes in and it almost feels like she also wants me to leave.

“Well, I guess I’ll see you some other time, Sophie says, wrapping her arms around me.

As I hug her back, I stare right at Vanessa, who’s facing the other side and that just makes me stare at her figure again. This is exactly why I need to leave.

“Babe, I’m leaving now,” I say to her after breaking the hug with Sophie.

As she turns around, she flips her hair, her red lips curving into a gorgeous smile.

“I’ll just walk you to the door,” she says.

“The driver will drop me off then come back here and wait for you.‘ I fake a smile, firmly holding her hand as she smiles. back, but it doesn’t feel like she’s faking it. In fact, her smile feels so warm and affectionate.

I place my fingertips at the base of her chin, moving my face closer for a quick kiss, one which only requires our lips to touch. But as soon as they do, she rests the palm of her hand on my chest and parts her lips, making me equally part mine and my tongue dominates hers for a few seconds.

The moment I feel her pulling away, I follow suit, a little surprised by what just happened. Even as Sophie speaks in the background, I can’t seem to look away from Vanessa’s intense gaze as it actually draws me in.

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Looking away, she suddenly says, “I’m going to the children’s hospital after this.”

“You are?” I furrow my eyebrows. “Make it tomorrow afternoon so we can go together.”

“I can’t. It has to be today. I’m meeting a friend tomorrow afternoon.”

“Mia?”

“No, he’s an old friend.”

I get the feeling it’s Patrick and that instantly ruins my mood. I step away from her and wave at my sister.

Even as I step out, I try so hard not to slam the door. But why am I mad about this? So what if she’s boyfriend tomorrow? It’s none of my business. This is how it should be.

meeting her ex-

Vanessa

It’s been two hours since Dominic left and I still can’t stop thinking about what I felt and realized while we stood in front of the mirror. It wasn’t just because he was touching me. When I looked into his eyes, I knew that I felt a strong attraction toward hinr: I don’t know if it’ll pass or not, but that’s how I feel right now

I didn’t even intend for this to happen, maybe that’s why I’m still so flustered by it.

And the more he touched me while trying on the other necklaces, the more I struggled to keep it together. I’ve had moments where I felt attracted to him before, but this was different and intense

I barely touch my food as I think about how I got a little carried away with the kiss but he responded, and the way his tongue dominated mine makes me subtly bite my lip…

After spending time with Sophie and making arrangements for our day out together to have some fun, I head over to the children’s hospital to check on everyone.

Then, I visit my father at home. He said he was too exhausted to go to work. This is perfect as I have something to ask him. But before I even get to it, something catches my attention about his appearance as we take our seats in the living room.

“Dad, are you alright?”

“Of course. I just need to rest”

“I hope you’ve been eating well and getting enough sleep.”

“Well…not as much as I want to, but I’m okay.”

“It’s important that you take care of yourself.”

“I always do. Now, what did you want to talk about?”

He listens attentively as I tell him all about Patrick.

“It’s quite sad that this is what’s become of him. I’ll be honest, he shouldn’t expect much, but I think I can help. Bring him to me whenever you can.”

“Thank you so much. I’ll bring him tomorrow.”

“It’ll also be an opportunity for me to put him in his place after breaking your heart.”

“Dad!” I chuckle.

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“Tm just kidding. He suddenly coughs hard, twisting his face with discomfort.

“Are you

you okay?” I’m so concerned that I get up from my

seal.

“Yes, I’m fine.” He holds up the palm of his hand to stop me from going to him.

“Dad?” I stand in place.

“Don’t worry about me. He leans back in his seat and seems to be back to normal

“You scared me. I sit back down with a sigh of relief.

“Don’t worry. Does Dominic know about Patrick?”

“Not yet, but I’ll tell him.

It’s just before sunset and during the ride back home. I can’t stop thinking about all these unexpected feelings for Dominic.

Even as I text Patrick and he says he’ll call me in a few minutes, Dominic is all I can think about, especially his compliments on how I looked beautiful with each necklace. It felt like he meant it.

Just as the car gets closer to the gate, I narrow my eyes at the sight of a car parked right outside my residence and there’s someone leaning against it. In only a few seconds, I realize it’s Carmella and she looks like a mess as she glares at

my

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