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

M

|||

Chapter 17

“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

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

lead as we walk

I wanted to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so

taken her around the

“I know”

right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around I make

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,

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

Vaness

as I can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in

most. but it doesn’t feel that way

serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me

now, it seems to be the only way

to myself in this living room. I can only

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

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

That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but was just trying to

and he can’t say no because

he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s

wait for her to return from

I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut

jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None

the

Thu.

Chapter 17

89%1

his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he

he has a lot to say. I really need to clear the

we’re alone.

see the house, my mother–in–law says

Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy sigh.

that face. You had no problem carrying her during

our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with

mind me, 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 my mother–in–law can’t even

close enough, he rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the

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

birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring

he says, his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his

can start with what’s on the ground floor.”

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

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255