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.

work right now,” she says. “Come back inside

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?” She

eyes at me

soften

her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house

first so I thought I could just keep her

her around

“I know”

now. She seems so sad right now and I hate seeing

on to speak further about Vanessa and it’s taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen, I’ll just have to send her

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

Vaness

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

most. but it doesn’t feel that way and it

days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit here

the only way for me not to put pressure

that I have a moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine how

parents to come over here and check

meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented

him for what he did to

he can’t say no because of his

so glad I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me

wait for her to return from outside, I already know what the outcome will

I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make him

things to him. None

the

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few minutes 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

him glaring at me the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really need to

we’re alone.

can finally see the

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy sigh.

on, my son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her during your honeymoon!”

heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with

you two. She

Dominic looks away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and

his face against mine and slides his arm under

when he lifts me, I can’t help but

find me here. Show

look away

start with what’s on the ground

ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all the

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