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.

now,” she says.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She

eyes at me

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

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

first so I thought I could just keep her in

still taken her around the

“I know”

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

I need to find a quick moment

the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never experienced such

feel that way

Dr Miller said it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little

be the only way for me not to put pressure on my leg.

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

parents to come over here and

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

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 mess

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

who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a baby since she arrived but

as I wait for her to return from outside, I already

house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now,

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

the

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both walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to

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

we’re alone.

can finally see the house, my mother–in–law says to me.

away from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy

Don’t make that face. You had no problem

her direction and she covers her mouth with

don’t mind me, you two. She waves her

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

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

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

on. You two love birds will find me here. Show her

little threatening. It makes me look away

what’s on

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

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