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.

not to work right now,” she says.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she

we walk together. “She told me she

examine her first so I thought I could just

still taken her around

“I know”

do it now. She seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around

quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen, I’ll

Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give

Vaness

I can remember, I’ve never experienced such

doesn’t feel that way

should go away in a few days at

only way for me

I have a moment to myself in this living room. I can only

for any of his parents to

like I’ve prevented him from doing something and

at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but was just trying

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

who care

for her to return from outside, I already know what the outcome will

see the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut

him. None of this was my intention. I just hope

the

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holding onto his arm

he gets and I know he has a lot to say.

we’re alone.

see the house, my mother–in–law says

from Dominic and he approaches me

face. You had no problem carrying her during your honeymoon!”

and

you two. She waves her hand

I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at

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

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

birds will find me here. Show her

makes me look away from his gaze. “What do

start with what’s on

is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me

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