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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

it like that, so I soften it a little. “I

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

first so I thought I could just keep her in the

her around the house.”

“I know”

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

find a quick moment where I can

show her. It’ll give

Vaness

can remember, I’ve

most. but it doesn’t feel

and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I

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

in this living room. I

his parents to come over here and

feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and ruined his

for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice

him do things for me and he can’t say no because of his

have others who care

now, as I wait for her to return from outside, I

guess I should’ve kept

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

the

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at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he

and I know he has a lot to say. I really need to

we’re alone.

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

Dominic and he

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

our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with

two. She waves her hand

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 see

side of his face against mine and slides his arm

gasp, I wrap my arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but

go on. You two love birds will find me here.

me look away from his gaze.

start with what’s on the ground

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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