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.

now,” she says. “Come back inside with

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

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

the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk

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

could’ve still taken her around

“I know”

I hate seeing her like that. Maybe

everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case

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

Vaness

can remember, I’ve

it doesn’t feel that way and

wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just

be the only way for me not to put pressure

moment to myself in this living room. I can only

parents to come over

like I’ve prevented him from doing something and ruined his plans.

was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice

thought of making him do things for me and he can’t say no because of his parents makes me

I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a baby since she arrived but I’m not complaining

from outside,

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

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

the

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few 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

I know he has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll get the chance once

we’re alone.

you can finally see the

from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy sigh.

face. You had no

her direction and she covers her mouth with a giggle.

mind me, you two.

and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my mother–in–law

slides his arm under my knees, the

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

love birds will find me here. Show

little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you

start with what’s on

I haven’t 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 way. I don’t want that

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