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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?”

eyes at me

it like that, so I soften it a little.

1 follow her lead as we walk

to examine her first so I thought

still taken her around the

“I know”

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

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 again. In

show her. It’ll give

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain

doesn’t feel that way

said 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

it seems to be the only way for me not to put

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

of his parents to come over here

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

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

making him do things for me and he can’t

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 but I’m not

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

waited to see the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make him do it.

things to him. None of this was my intention. I

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she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him

and I know he has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll get the chance

we’re alone.

dear, now you can finally see the house,

away from Dominic and he approaches me

my son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem

both jerk our heads in her direction and she

me, you two.

away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my mother–in–law can’t even

face against mine and slides his arm

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

go on. You two love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her back to me.”

a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you want to see first?”

can start with what’s on

If he’s going to show

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