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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what

follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen

call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I

could’ve still taken her around

“I know”

now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her

quick moment where I can call Carmella

house? Fine. I’ll show her.

Vaness

long as I can remember, I’ve never

feel that way

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

way for me not to put pressure on my leg.

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

mean for any of his parents to come over here and check on me.

prevented him

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

and he can’t say no

who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating

wait for her to return from outside, I already know what the outcome will be

to see the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept

to explain things to him. None

the

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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 be

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

we’re alone.

dear, now you can finally see the

from Dominic and he approaches

make that face. You had no problem

direction and she covers

don’t mind me, you two. She

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

slides his arm under my knees, the other one resting right

lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret

me here. Show her around quickly then bring her

course,” he says, his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you want to

start with what’s on the

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

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