The Daring Billionaire’s Wife

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Dominic

Moving further away from the house. I pick up Carmella’s call while facing the entrance, just in case my mother shows up or something

“Babe.” I cautiously look around, the bodyguards in position standing at a certain distance away from me.

“Hey, babe!” Carmella says from the other end of the line and she sounds so enthusiastic that I rub my temples while shaking my head.

“What’s up?” Though I pretend not to know. I know exactly why she’s calling,

“I hope you’re almost here to pick me up. I’m already done with everything, I actually finished a bit early so now I’m just waiting for you

I sigh with frustration, pacing a few times just so I don’t lose my cool over the situation that’s out of my control.

“Babe, about that,” I say for a start.

“Is something wrong?”

“I haven’t yet left the house.

What are you s

still doing there?

“Something happened with Vanessa and now-”

“What the hell happened?” Her tone is suddenly harsh. “What did you with that b-”

“Can you shut up and I just let me finish?”

“No! What did you do with that bitch!”

“She had a little accident and my parents came here. The problem is that I can’t leave. They won’t let me. I already tried.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” She scoffs. That bitch is more important than mer

“Didn’t you hear a word I just said?” I face away from the front door in frustration. Sometimes it’s difficult to make Carmella grasp what a situation means.

“My son!” I hear my mother’s voice just then so I turn around to look at her.

“I’ll call you back,” I whisper to Carmella on the phone.

“Don’t you

dare hang up on-

1 abruptly end the call by turning off my phone, which I didn’t even want to do.

What are you doing here all alone when your father’s already gone? She doesn’t seem pleased as she places both hands the sades of her waist and shakes her head at me “Were you calling someone from work?”

Right now, lying to her is better than telling her the truth. “Yes, was,”

She stands beside me and wraps her hand around my arm.

told you not to work right now,” she says. “Come back inside

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

soften it a little. “I meant to say what

the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet.

to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I thought I could just

taken her

“I know”

right now and I hate seeing her like

quick moment where

to see the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give me the

Vaness

as long as I can remember, I’ve never experienced such

feel that way and

go away in a few days at leaves me

seems to be the only way for me

to myself in this living room. I

didn’t mean for any of his parents to come over here and

like I’ve prevented him from doing something and ruined his plans.

me were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to

him do things for me and he can’t say no because of his

who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a baby since she arrived

her to return from outside,

when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make him do

have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention.

the

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later, they both walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t even want to be here.

has a lot to

we’re alone.

the house, my mother–in–law says to

from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy sigh.

on, my son. Don’t make that face. You had no

in her direction and she covers her

two. She waves

him again and as he gets closer, he’s

of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one resting right around my

I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just

two love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her back to me.”

me look away from his gaze. “What do you want to

start with what’s

is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all the

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