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.

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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?”

eyes at me

so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she need?”

first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together.

wanted to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I thought I could just keep her in the

could’ve still taken her

“I know”

now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe

not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where

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

Vaness

long as I can remember, I’ve never experienced

it doesn’t feel that way

should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit

way for me

in this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must

parents to come over here and check

like I’ve prevented him from doing

try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me

and he can’t say

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 been treating me like a baby since she arrived but I’m not complaining

for her to return from outside, I already know

guess I should’ve kept my mouth

to him. None of this was my intention. I just hope he’ll believe

the

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at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to

him glaring at me the closer he gets and I know he has a lot

we’re alone.

you can finally see the

from Dominic and he

make that face. You had

jerk our heads in her direction and she covers

me, you two.

her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s

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

gasp, I wrap my arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into

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

little threatening. It makes me look away from his

what’s on the ground floor.”

haven’t yet seen this mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all the way. I don’t

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