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.

you not to work right now,” she says. “Come back inside with me.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

just realized I shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she need?”

the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How could you let

her first so I thought I could just keep

still taken her

“I know”

it now. She seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her like

find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen, I’ll just have to send her a text message.

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

Vaness

I’ve never experienced such pain in my calf

but it doesn’t feel that way and

a few days at leaves

now, it seems to be the only way for

myself in this living room.

of his parents to come over here and

prevented him

back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but was just trying to

and he can’t say no because of his

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. She’s been treating me like a baby since she

I wait for her to return from outside, I

I guess I should’ve

know he’s a jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention. I just

the

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

has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll

we’re alone.

can finally see the house, my

away from Dominic and he approaches me with a

that face. You had

both jerk our heads in her direction and

me, you two. She waves her hand dismissively.

up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring

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

help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring and stands in place.

on. You two love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly

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

start with what’s on

have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to

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