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.

right now,” she

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

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

we walk together. “She told

Doctor Miller to examine her first so I thought I

could’ve still taken her around the

“I know”

I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around I

about 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 send her a text

her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity

Vaness

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

most. but it doesn’t feel that

serious 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 do

to be the only way for me not to put

that I have a moment to myself in this living room. I

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

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

try way of getting back at him for what

and he can’t say no because of

so glad I still have others who care

from outside, I already know what the outcome will be

I guess I should’ve kept

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

the

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as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and

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

we’re alone.

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

and he approaches me with a

that face. You had no problem carrying

direction and she covers

you two.

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

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

neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring

here. Show her around quickly

a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze.

can start with what’s on the ground floor.”

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

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