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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?”

eyes at me

like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she

follow her lead as we walk together.

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

could’ve still taken her around

“I know”

it now. She seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around I make difference.”

to 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

see the house? Fine. I’ll show her.

Vaness

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

but it doesn’t feel

few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit here

to be the only way for me not to put pressure on my

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

parents to come over here and check on

meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him

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

him do things for me and he can’t say no because of his parents makes me chuckle.

who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me

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

waited to see the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now,

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

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

I know he has a lot to say. I really

we’re alone.

finally see the house, my mother–in–law says to

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me

son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her during

in her direction and she

two. She waves her hand

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

slides his arm under my knees, the

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

will find me here. Show her

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

what’s

this mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all the way. I don’t want that to happen.

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