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.

told you not to work right now,” she says. “Come back inside with

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

so I soften it a little. “I

she says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She

Doctor Miller to examine her first so I thought I could just keep

still taken her around the

“I know”

sad right now and I hate seeing her like that.

speak further about Vanessa and it’s taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen,

house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give

Vaness

as long as I can remember, I’ve never experienced

feel that way and it

it wasn’t too serious 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 do

only way for me not to

I have a moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must be.

mean for any of his parents to come over here and

feels like I’ve prevented him from

were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice

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

my father couldn’t make it here because he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a baby

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

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

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

the

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look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to

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

we’re alone.

the house, my

he approaches me with

on, my son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her during your honeymoon!”

in her direction and she covers her

two. She

and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer,

mine and slides his arm under

help but look into

two love birds will find me here. Show her

It makes me look away from his gaze.

can start with what’s

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

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