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. “Come back inside with me.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She

eyes at me

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

we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How could

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

still taken her around the

“I know”

sad right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe

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

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

Vaness

remember, I’ve

feel that way

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

it seems to be the only way for me not to put pressure

I have a moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must be.

any of his parents to

almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something

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

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

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

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

I guess I should’ve

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

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

the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll

we’re alone.

the

Dominic and he

Don’t make that face. You

both jerk our heads in her direction and she covers her

you two. She waves

again and as he gets closer, he’s

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

neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which

will find me here. Show

threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you

with what’s on the ground floor.”

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

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