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.

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Chapter 17

“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?”

eyes at me

just realized I shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it

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

examine her first so I thought I could just keep

her

“I know”

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

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

I’ll show her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity

Vaness

I can remember, I’ve never experienced

doesn’t feel that way

few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit here and do nothing-

the only way for me not to put pressure

that I have a moment to myself in this living

didn’t mean for any of his parents to come over here and

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

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

and he can’t

glad I still have others who care around me,

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

could’ve waited to see the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept

to explain things to him.

the

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them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems

I know he has a lot to

we’re alone.

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

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me

face. You had no problem carrying her

direction and she

you two. She waves

at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my

and slides

his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring and stands in

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

look away from his gaze. “What do you want to see first?”

what’s on the ground floor.”

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

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