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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?”

eyes at me

I soften it a little. “I meant to say

her lead as we walk together. “She

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

taken her

“I know”

do it now. She seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around I

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

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

Vaness

I’ve never experienced such pain in my

doesn’t feel that way and it

know Dr Miller said it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at

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

have a moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine how

really didn’t mean for any of his parents to

feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

getting back at him 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 parents

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. She’s been treating

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

could’ve waited to see the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my

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

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

him glaring at me the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really need to

we’re alone.

now you can finally see the house,

from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy

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

her direction and she

mind me, you two. She waves her hand

and as

the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under

arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s

will find me here. Show her around quickly then

says, his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from

can start with what’s on the ground

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 want that

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