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 back inside

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Chapter 17

“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?”

eyes at me

have said it like that, so I soften it a

the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me

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

could’ve still taken her around the

“I know”

and I hate seeing

and it’s taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I

her. It’ll give me the perfect

Vaness

remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in

but it doesn’t feel that way

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

to myself in this living room. I can only

really didn’t mean for any of his parents

like I’ve prevented

was just try way of getting back at him for what he did

he can’t say no because of his parents

couldn’t make it 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.

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

was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my

him. None of this was my

the

Thu.

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

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

we’re alone.

see the

Dominic and he approaches

make that face. You had no problem carrying her during your

her direction and

two. She waves her hand

again and as he gets closer,

mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one resting right around my

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

birds will find me here. Show her around quickly

me look away from his gaze. “What do you want to see first?”

with what’s on the ground

it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all the

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