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?”

supposed to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

I shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what

and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How

her first so I thought I could just keep her

taken her around the

“I know”

hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her

quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen, I’ll just have to send her a

wants to see the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in

most. but it doesn’t feel that way

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

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

a moment to myself in this living room. I can

of his parents to

it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and

him for what he did to

of making him do things for me and he

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

to return from outside, I already

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

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

the

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I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t even want

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

we’re alone.

you can finally see the house,

he approaches me with a heavy

face. You had no problem

her direction and she covers her mouth with a

two. She waves

Dominic looks away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me

rests the side of his face against mine and slides his

my arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just

love birds will find me here.

he says, his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze.

what’s on the

seen this mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going

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