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.

work right now,” she says. “Come back

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

I soften it a little. “I meant

says, taking 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 that

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

taken her around

“I know”

sad right now and I hate seeing her like that.

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, I’ll just have to

see the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll

Vaness

long as I can remember, I’ve

feel

in a few days at leaves me a

only way for me not to put pressure on my leg.

living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must

for any of his parents to come over

I’ve prevented him from

he brought me were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered

of making him do things for me and he can’t say no because

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 arrived but I’m not complaining

her to return from outside, I already know

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

a jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of

the

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later, they both walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his

I know he has a lot

we’re alone.

can finally see the house, my mother–in–law says to

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me with a

son. Don’t make that face. You had

heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with

you two. She waves her

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

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

gasp, I wrap my arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but

find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her back to me.”

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

with what’s on the

this mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show

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