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.

right now,” she says. “Come back

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she

follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me

Miller to examine her first so I thought I could just keep her in

could’ve still taken her around

“I know”

sad right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around I make difference.”

need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that

wants to see the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll

Vaness

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

but it doesn’t feel that way

a few days at leaves me a

the only way for me not to put pressure on my

have a moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must be.

mean for any of his parents to

prevented him from doing something and ruined his

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

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

because he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who care around me,

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

could’ve 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

him. None of

the

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

know he has a lot to say.

we’re alone.

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

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me with

You had no

in her direction and

you two. She waves her

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

against mine and slides

around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring and stands in place.

find me here. Show her

makes me look away from his gaze. “What

with what’s

yet seen this 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

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