The Daring Billionaire’s Wife by Lypstical

Chapter 86 As much as I want to grab Carmella by the wrist and drag her away from here so she can leave, I can't. That's because if I do that, it might turn into a scandal as there are cameras around, including the people passing by. Keeping my distance, I sigh deeply, rubbing my hand on the back of my neck, my heart racing with panic. "You need to go, right now. My dad's on his way here." My voice is laced with urgency.

"That's even better." She nods. "Today, he's going to find out what's been going on between us." "Don't start with that bullshit. I can't let him see you here with me. He should be here any second now, so leave." She crosses her arms and smirks at me, firmly shaking her head. "You've been avoidingthis whole tand now that I finally have your attention, you think you can just get rid of me?" "Don't you fucking understand what's going on here?" I whisper, my tone harsh.

"I definitely understand and right now, I don't care. I'm not going anywhere. Let him chere and find me. I can't wait for him to askwhat I'm doing here." "Why are you doing this?" "I just want us to work things out. There's no way you and I broke up just like that." "This isn't the tfor that. Besides, I told you that we're never getting back together again." She bursts into laughter, then sits by the sidewalk. "Fine, I guess I'm sitting right here. I can't wait to say hi to Mr Richards." I clench my jaw, wondering what else I can do about this. Of course, I could tell her that I'll speak to her sother time, but that's a lie. I don't want to see her again, but what else can I do? With a sigh of defeat, I try to convince her to leave again.

"Carmella-" "No, I'm not going anywhere and if you think that..." Suddenly, she trails off and scrambles to her feet. She looks extremely uncomfortable and instantly faces the other direction without saying another word. Before I can even ask or figure out what's going on with her, she runs off as fast as she can, leavingspeechless as I lose sight of her at the corner.

Just as I wonder what the hell happened, I hear a car engine from behind me. I look back and my father is already here. Whatever just happened to Carmella, it wasn't because of my father, but I'm glad it did because I managed to keep the situation under control, at least for the most part. I know I still have a lot of explaining to do, but it's much easier now that she's not here.

My father quickly steps out of the car after his driver opens the door for him, his shoulders rising and falling rapidly.

"What are you doing outside?" he asks, breathing hard. "What happened to Vanessa?” Casually approaching him, I say, "Nothing happened. It must have been a prank call or something." "What are you talking about?" He furrows his eyebrows in confusion.

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Chapter 86 "Right when I got here, Sophie called. She's actually with Vanessa right now and they're having fun together.” "Are you serious?" He leans back against the car, a deep e their phone number and I'll make sure they pay for this. I co Vanessa's father just so they could be aware of the situation be "You really did that?" oing his lips as he turns furious. "It was a prank? Who was it? Givea heart attack! On top of that, I've already called your mother and everyone else!" "How could I not? And then I find out that this was for nothing?" He holds out his hand, which trembles with rage. "Quick, givethe phone number, right now." Fuck. He's not letting this go.

"There's no need for that," I say to him.

"Don't givethat nonsense." He glares at me. "I know you can be very forgiving, but for me, no. I need to deal with whoever sentin such a state of panic like that.” His gaze softens a little. "I was so worried about my precious daughter-in-law. I'm so glad she's alright. What are you waiting for?" I know that if I give him the phone number, it'll lead to something else and that's the last thing I want, so I get closer, placing my hand on his shoulder.

"It's alright. I'll do it myself," I assure him.

"I don't believe you, son." "I promise that I will. Think about it, this involves my wife. I abandoned everything to chere. That's why I didn't have it into tell you or anyone else. That's how much I was worried about her. Do you think I'll just let whoever did this get away?" He sighs with a nod.

"You do make a good point. In that case, I'm heading home. I need to calm down and rest. You better deal with whoever did this." "I won't let them get away with this." I once again assure him.

"I didn't even know that Sophie and Vanessa were spending the day together," he says.

"I thought Sophie mentioned it to you." "No, if I knew, I would've called her right away and I wouldn't have been so worried. Now have to call Vanessa's father again. He must be panicking right now and is ready to abandon everything so he can chto his daughter." The thought of how much chaos Carmella's caused, makesclench my fists behind my back.

After he gets back in the car to head home, I head back to the office building and Frank's already outside, rushing to the car with a look of confusion.

"What happened? Why are you back so soon?” he asks, walking besideas I lead him to a more private spot. "It was Carmella." "What?" "Yeah, she set everything up." 3/3 Chapter 86 He looks atwith raised eyebrows for a moment, then chuckles.

"You think this is funny?" I shoot him a glare.