Bella’s POV.“Is that where you’re going tonight? One of those clubs where you can disgrace my family all over again. I can’t let you do that.” He insisted as he grabbed me and pulled me back gently.I fought against him, struggling to free my hand from his but it was of no use and no matter how hard I tried to snatch my arm away from him, his grip on it tightened and he didn’t seem intimidated at all into letting me go.He was about to say something else when his phone began to ring and he was going to ignore it before but when he saw whoever it was, he answered it in a heartbeat.I had no clue what whoever was on the other end was saying to him but I watched his expression harden and the look on his face turn into something else.I expected and prayed for it to be an emergency so he could hurry away and leave me alone but to my surprise, with his hand still holding on tightly to mine, he pulled open the passenger seat of his car and forced me in.Screaming, thrashing around and wond
Dominic’s POV.“Please have a seat,” the doctor gestured for me to take my seat in front of his desk as he took his behind it, “your grandma’s condition is getting worse and cannot be delayed any longer than it needs to. She needs surgery and there is only one doctor that can perform such a surgery.”“Only one doctor? I don’t mind how much it costs, just get this doctor to perform the surgery on her, money is never a problem.” I responded but the doctor shook his head.“Sadly, that doctor isn’t someone I can find, trust me, we’ve searched for him and tried to get in touch with this doctor countless times but to no avail. You need to search for this mysterious doctor by yourself if your grandmother is to ever get that surgery.”I tried to find out as much as I could from this doctor to aid my search for the mystery doctor and even though there wasn’t much to gather, we still got a head start and I forwarded everything to my assistance.The plan was to direct all my men and resources to
Bella’s POV.If I had stayed any longer in the same room with that drama queen I would probably have lost it watching her act so terribly yet enough to convince everyone, especially Dominic that she was the victim and I was bullying her.If there was anyone trying to bully anyone, it was Vivian but Dominic was extremely blinded to that fact.Outside the hospital building, I hailed a taxi and headed for Audrey’s apartment because I was already extremely late for the meeting I had that morning and would most likely have to reschedule.This was all his fault, I hissed as I stared out the window, fuming with rage whenever I remembered how he had confidently walked up to me to ask me if the accusations were true?Even after all these years, he was still blind towards Vivian tactics, maybe Audrey was right after all, they both deserve each other.Brinny had never liked me anyways so I wasn’t shocked by how she had acted towards me in the hospital. The only person that ever really cared abou
Bella’s POV.I had a wide smile on my face as I waited to see Damien, my colleague and friend from colleague, at the airport. He had accepted my invitation within a few hours and his plane had just landed The moment I caught a peek of his blonde hair behind the crowd, I rushed forward and positioned myself where he could see me.“Bella.” He called out excitedly as he hurried over to my side with his luggage and gave me a friendly hug.“Thank you so much for coming on such short notice. You have no idea how happy and grateful I am that you’re here.” I said to him and he simply smiled.“I am sure you must be hungry and very tired after such a long flight so,” I tried to take his luggage from him but he refused, “there’s a very nice restaurant along the road to your hotel.” I added and he agreed immediately.It felt so good to see him again after such a long time, he had been such a good friend of mine back in college and even though he was a senior, he had treated me like an equal.“I
Dominic’s POV.“Forget about her honey, she doesn’t deserve to make you worry. I am sure she is just trying so hard to make you notice her and has intentionally been planting herself in front of you.” Vivian said to me but I ignored her.Ever since we left the restaurant, she had been clinging onto me and trying to get me out of my bad mood but I had no idea why it wasn’t working.For some reason, seeing Bella with that man infuriated me in a way that I couldn’t control. Everything in me wanted to grab her and walk out of there with her and it wasn’t until I was in the car before I began to regret not doing that.Why was she even with him? I hissed angrily.“Can I come with you honey?” Vivian asked as the car pulled up in front of my office.“Just go home Vivian, I am not in the mood today.” I snapped as I got down from the car and shrugged her hand off me.I knew what she was going to ask for, she wanted to come in with me and spend the rest of the day ensuring everyone in the office
Bella’s POV.“Well… how was lunch?” Audrey’s voice came from behind me the moment I stepped into my apartment and my heart almost leapt out of my chest because of how startled I was since I wasn’t expecting anyone to be in there.I sighed heavily when I turned around and my eyes landed on her,“Audrey! How did you even…” “I know the code and it wasn’t difficult at all to get inside so tell me what I want to know, how was lunch with him?” She cocked her head sideways as she winked at me.Sighing heavily, I made my way into the house and collapsed on the sofa. She noticed the look on my face and immediately took her seat right next to me.“Let me guess, you ran into that asshole again? Was he alone or was he with the drama queen?” She asked and I turned to face her immediately.It always amazed me how she was always so quick to guess and how accurate she always was. She knew immediately who I had run into and she was correct.“How did you know that?” I asked and she shrugged, “Why els
Bella’s POV.“You look so beautiful,” Audrey shrieked excitedly as she helped straighten out my dress for me in the back seat of the car. I was dressed in a golden dress that clung to my curves and she went for a much duller color but the same dress and she had never looked more stunning than she did that night.The car came to a halt in front of the building and as soon as we got down from the car and made our way inside, I immediately noticed how everyone began to turn towards our direction.The men seemed to look at me with admiration while the women were outrightly glaring at me as if I was something the cat dragged in and didn’t belong in there.“Look, it’s her.” I overheard one of the female guests say to her partner.“What’s she doing here dressed like that?”“She is probably not contended with Dominic alone and wants all the men in town. She is clearly trying to seduce more men because why else is she dressed like a slut.” Another hissed.“I don’t see anything pretty about her
Vivian’s POV.I gritted my teeth angrily and clenched my fists so tightly as I watched her walk into the party with her friend by her side. She was dressed in a golden dress and I could see the men gawking at her with such admiration.What aggravated me the most was that Dominic has been staring at her ever since she walked in.I had no idea why she just decided to return after six months, I was so comfortable with her gone and now that she was back, I noticed how Dominic kept acting around her, he was always fussing around whenever she was close by and it just made me uncomfortable that with every time she appeared in front of him, she was even more beautiful than she was the last time.What scared me the most and made me tremble to my bones was the fact that Dominic could start feeling attracted to her and I would lose him again.So the moment Dominic began conversing with his associates, I joined a bunch of women who had been glaring at Bella since she walked in, gathered with some
Bella’s POV.“Thank you so much for doing this Damien, I know it came on such short notice but I am so grateful that you still showed up.” I turned to face him as we pulled up in front of the building where Damien was supposed to meet Dominic’s grandmother.He finally reached out to them with a date and they quickly set an appointment, I was more than happy to hear of the progress and better still, the results from her scan would be coming in that very day.“It’s not a problem Bella, as long as it’s for you and saving lives, then it’s a win-win for me.” He responded with a genuine smile that made me blush.Damien had always been so nice and sweet towards me.Together, we headed inside the building, rode the elevator and by the time we were at the door, I stopped and refused to go in,“You sure you don’t want to be here when she arrives Bella? You sound really worried about her and I think it will help you feel better if you stay back.” Damien tried to change my mind but it was already
Dominic’s POV.It was very obvious that she was exhausted, I could tell from how she fell asleep for quickly, I watched her face for as long as I could and tried to stall the ride in hopes that I wouldn’t have to let her go.By the time I realized what was going on, I was right in front of her apartment and for a split second, I contemplated driving off to my own house because she didn’t look like someone that should be left alone on her own that night but the minute I placed my hand on the steering wheel to maneuver the car away from her apartment, she stirred and her eyelids fluttered open slowly.“M-mmmhmmmm,” she looked so beautiful with the sleepy expression on her face, “oh my God! I am so sorry,” she suddenly jumped up, her eyes wide open as if she had just realized she was in a car with me.“I fell asleep, I-I shouldn’t have… I am so sorry.” She stumbled over her words as she struggled to apologize and gather herself together.“You don’t have to be sorry Bella, it’s nothing. I
Dominic’s POV.By the time I got back home, Mom was already gushing over Vivian for securing an appointment with the doctor. It made no sense to me that she was the one getting praised for something my assistant had done but since she had received the news first and probably informed Mom about it immediately, it made sense that they would think she was the one that pulled it off.If only they knew the resources it cost me to get to that point.“You should spend the night with Vivian, at least, that would strengthen your bond with her. You shouldn’t lose a good and family oriented woman like her because of a silly picture making rounds on social media.” Mom said to me but I simply turned away from her because I just wasn’t in the mood for the conversation she was about to start.“Come on Dom, think about it, Vivian puts your family first above anything else. Do you think anyone would care about your grandmother like she does? She cannot be that bad.” She added and Grandma who I thought
Bella’s POV.The disgust that shot through my entire body the moment his lips touched mine caused a sudden rush of bile up my throat and I would have poured it out on him if I had not been quick enough to shove him away from me, so roughly that he staggered backwards and almost tripped on his own foot.“Get the fuck away from me!” I yelled as I vigorously tried to wipe any traces of him off my lips.He didn’t even give me a chance to recover before he rushed forward again, attempting to plant his lips on mine again and fondle my breast but my hand immediately flew up so by the time it came down heavily on his right cheek, it seared my finger prints on his cheek.It took him a few seconds but by the time he recovered from the slap… he stared straight at me with an astonished look on his face,“Did you just slap me?”“And I’ll do it again.” I jumped to my defense.“Don’t act like you don’t want this Bella,” he responded with a tone filled with mockery and lust, “I know what you’re doing
Chapter Eighteen. Bella’s POV. “Dominic and his men have intensified their search for you and it seems my efforts to throw them off can only last for a couple more days before they get to the bottom of everything.” Audrey said as she walked over to where I sat in my apartment with some papers in her hand “Your efforts?” My brows furrowed, “what are you talking about?” “I‘ve been messing around with the identity and information regarding the mystery doctor,” she divulged, “just to make their search for you difficult but it doesn’t seem to be working right now.” “Calm down Audrey, I have everything under control,” I responded reassuringly, “I think you should keep changing the mystery doctor’s information constantly, that should be enough to keep them busy for as long as I need them to be.” “Do you have something planned?” “Kind of. All I need to do is get Damien to agree to an appointment, that should at least get them off my back for the meantime. So, you just let me handle Dami
Dominic’s POV.“Billionaire’s Girlfriend Caught In Bed With Another.”That headline was all over the place and spreading like wildfire. Everywhere I turned, it was boldly displayed on every page and everyone was reposting it.My face was attached to these posts and my name was being dragged around for something I had no idea about. Some called me a lesser man for not being able to satisfy my woman and that was why she was sleeping with another.The shame was just too much.I sighed as I tossed my phone aside and eased back into my seat. The news of Vivian and her lover was everywhere, every single article post was based on it and the images of her in bed with whoever that man was, was the front page of every gossip magazine.The past few days have been nothing but torture, every one had something to say about what happened and I was the one caught in the cross fire of it all.“I can’t believe he would stoop so low as to date someone as promiscuous as her and worse still, she would do
Bella’s POV.I noticed the change in her demeanor the moment I told her about Dominic’s proposal. The way her eyes scanned through the room, the way she struggled to keep her anger under control and the firm grip she had on her phone as she placed it on her ear.She had moved away from the crowd to make a phone call but my eyes remained glued to her but in a way that I knew she wouldn’t have any clue that I was watching her.The call didn’t take long and as soon as she was done, I noticed one of the waiters sharing a look with her. He had only one glass in the tray he was holding and I had no idea at first as to what the connection between them was until I noticed how he avoided anyone else that needed a refill and stuck to my side in a strange yet not so suspicious manner.A small grin curved the side of my lips,“So she was willing to go this far…”I was done being the victim in her games, if she wanted to play games then I might as well join in on it.I intentionally gulped down wh
Vivian’s POV.I gritted my teeth angrily and clenched my fists so tightly as I watched her walk into the party with her friend by her side. She was dressed in a golden dress and I could see the men gawking at her with such admiration.What aggravated me the most was that Dominic has been staring at her ever since she walked in.I had no idea why she just decided to return after six months, I was so comfortable with her gone and now that she was back, I noticed how Dominic kept acting around her, he was always fussing around whenever she was close by and it just made me uncomfortable that with every time she appeared in front of him, she was even more beautiful than she was the last time.What scared me the most and made me tremble to my bones was the fact that Dominic could start feeling attracted to her and I would lose him again.So the moment Dominic began conversing with his associates, I joined a bunch of women who had been glaring at Bella since she walked in, gathered with some
Bella’s POV.“You look so beautiful,” Audrey shrieked excitedly as she helped straighten out my dress for me in the back seat of the car. I was dressed in a golden dress that clung to my curves and she went for a much duller color but the same dress and she had never looked more stunning than she did that night.The car came to a halt in front of the building and as soon as we got down from the car and made our way inside, I immediately noticed how everyone began to turn towards our direction.The men seemed to look at me with admiration while the women were outrightly glaring at me as if I was something the cat dragged in and didn’t belong in there.“Look, it’s her.” I overheard one of the female guests say to her partner.“What’s she doing here dressed like that?”“She is probably not contended with Dominic alone and wants all the men in town. She is clearly trying to seduce more men because why else is she dressed like a slut.” Another hissed.“I don’t see anything pretty about her