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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?”

eyes at me

soften it

the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even

examine her first so I thought I could just keep her in the living room.”

still taken her

“I know”

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

to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t

her. It’ll give me the perfect

Vaness

remember, I’ve never experienced

feel

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

now, it seems to be the only way for me not to put

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

of his parents to come over here and check on

I’ve prevented

at him for what he did to me

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

who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s

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

guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll

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

the

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holding onto his arm while

a lot

we’re alone.

finally see the house, my mother–in–law

Dominic and he

my son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her during

in her direction and she covers her mouth with a giggle.

me, you two.

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

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

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

two love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then

a little threatening. It makes me look away from

what’s on the

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

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