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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

I shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to

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

Miller to examine her first so I thought

taken her around the

“I know”

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

in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call

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

Vaness

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

but it doesn’t feel that

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

now, it seems to be the only way for me not to put pressure on my

in this living room. I

any of his parents to come over here and

our eyes meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented

That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but was just trying

me and he can’t

still have others who care around me,

from outside, I already know what the outcome

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

I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was

the

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I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t even want to be

know he has a lot to say. I really need

we’re alone.

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

steps away from Dominic and he approaches

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

direction and she covers her mouth with a giggle.

mind me, you two. She waves her hand

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

slides his arm under

I can’t help but look into his

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

makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you want

start with what’s on the ground

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

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