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 says. “Come back inside

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

I soften it a little.

walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet.

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

taken her around the house.”

“I know”

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

Vanessa 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 doesn’t happen,

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

Vaness

I’ve never experienced

doesn’t feel that way and

it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit here and

to be the only way for me not to put

to myself in this living room. I

mean for any of his parents to come

eyes meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

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

he can’t say no because of his parents

couldn’t make 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.

her to return from outside, I already know what the

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

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

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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 doesn’t even want to

a lot to say. I really

we’re alone.

see the

from Dominic and he

make that face. You had no

our heads in her direction and she covers her

me, you two.

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

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

gasp, I wrap my 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 just glaring and stands in place.

love birds will find me here.

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

can start with what’s

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.

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