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?”

mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she need?”

her lead as we walk together. “She told me she

to examine her first so I thought I

her

“I know”

seems so sad right now and I hate

leave. I need to find a quick moment where

show her. It’ll give me

Vaness

long as I can remember, I’ve never

it doesn’t feel that way and it

few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I

for now, it seems to be the only way for me not to put pressure on my leg.

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

really didn’t mean for any of his parents to come over here and

almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

back at him for

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

out 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

to return from outside, I already know what the

waited to see the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make him

I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention. I just hope he’ll

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 here.

glaring at me the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really need

we’re alone.

can finally see the house, my

steps away from Dominic and he

make that face. You had no

in her direction and she covers her mouth with

you two. She

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

face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other

I wrap my arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which

love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly

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

with what’s on the ground floor.”

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

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