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.

now,” she says. “Come back inside with

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?” She

eyes at me

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

1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she

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

could’ve still taken her

“I know”

so sad right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around

taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case

I’ll show her. It’ll

Vaness

as long as I can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in my

doesn’t feel

days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want

to be the only way for

this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic

parents to come over here and

it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

cookies and juice he brought me were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what

and he can’t say no because of

who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a baby since she arrived

to return from outside,

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

the

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she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and

I know he has a lot

we’re alone.

dear, now you can finally see the house, my

and he approaches me

make that face. You had no

direction and she covers

mind me, you two. She waves

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

of his face against mine and slides his arm

I wrap 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 glaring and stands in place.

here. Show

look away

start with what’s

an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all the way.

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