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

I shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what

lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How could you

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

taken her around the house.”

“I know”

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

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

show her. It’ll give me the perfect

Vaness

as long as I can remember, I’ve never experienced such

but it doesn’t feel

it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me

only way

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

his parents to

like I’ve prevented

for

me and he can’t say

I still have others who care around me, especially

for her to return from

house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll

him. None of

the

Thu.

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minutes later, they 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

gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really need to clear

we’re alone.

the house, my

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy sigh.

You had

our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with a giggle.

two. She waves her hand dismissively.

away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually

rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one resting

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

me here. Show her around quickly then bring her

It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you want to see

can start with what’s on the ground

haven’t yet seen this mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going

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