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 says. “Come back inside with me.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

have said it like that, so I soften

go inside,” she says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house

wanted to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I thought

her around the house.”

“I know”

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

and it’s taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that

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

Vaness

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

it doesn’t feel that

few days at leaves me a

it seems to be the only way for me not to put pressure on my leg.

in this living room. I can only imagine how furious

mean for any of his parents to come over

feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

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

for me and he can’t say no because of his parents

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

now, as I wait for her to return from outside, I already know what

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

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

the

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

he has a lot to say.

we’re alone.

now you can finally see the

he approaches me with a

make that face. You had no problem carrying her

in her direction and she

mind me, you two. She waves her

moment Dominic looks away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets

face against mine and slides

arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes,

love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly

he says, his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What

start with what’s on the ground floor.”

it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all the way. I don’t want that

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