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 inside

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

that, so I soften it a little. “I

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

first so I thought I could just keep her in the living

her around

“I know”

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

find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again.

show her. It’ll give

Vaness

long as I can remember, I’ve

it doesn’t feel that way and it

know Dr Miller said it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I

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

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

of his parents to

prevented him

for what he

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

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 since she arrived

her to return from outside, I

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

to explain things to him. None of this was my

the

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his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he

a lot to say. I really

we’re alone.

can finally see the house, my mother–in–law

away from Dominic and he approaches me with

You had no problem carrying her during your honeymoon!”

both jerk our heads in her direction and she covers her

me, you two. She waves her

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

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

me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because

on. You two love birds will find me here.

a little threatening. It makes me look

what’s on the ground

he’s going to show me everything, he’ll

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