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.

right now,” she says.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She

eyes at me

like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say

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

first so I thought I

her around

“I know”

do it now. She seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her

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

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

Vaness

I can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in my calf

most. but it doesn’t feel that way and

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

it seems to be the only way for

moment to myself in this living room. I can

really didn’t mean for any of his parents to

eyes meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and ruined his

getting back at him for what he did to me earlier

and he can’t say

it here because he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who care around me,

return from outside, I already know what the outcome will be

to see the house when I was all better. I guess I

know he’s a jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention.

the

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I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems

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

we’re alone.

now you can finally see the

and he

my son. Don’t make that face. You

and she

you two. She

again and as

mine and slides his arm under my knees,

neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but

will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her back to

tone a little threatening. It makes me look

what’s on

how massive it is. If he’s

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