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.

not to work right now,” she says.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

it like that, so I soften

and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet.

to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so

could’ve still taken her around

“I know”

I hate

not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I

house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity to

Vaness

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

feel

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

only way for me not to

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

his parents to come over

eyes meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from

try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when

and he can’t say no because of his parents makes me chuckle.

I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s

as I wait for her to return from outside, I

better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make him do

him. None of this was

the

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

closer he gets and I know he has a lot to say.

we’re alone.

the house, my

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me

You had no

jerk our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth

two.

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

rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my

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

You two love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring

little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze.

start with what’s on the ground floor.”

this mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to

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