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.

not to work right now,” she says. “Come back inside

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?”

eyes at me

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

she says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even

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

could’ve still taken her around the

“I know”

and I hate seeing

quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen, I’ll just have to send her a text

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

Vaness

I’ve

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

be the only way for me not to put pressure

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

for any of his parents to come over here and check

prevented

for what

making him do things for me and he can’t

here because he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who care around me,

from outside, I already know what the outcome will

when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept

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

the

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

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

we’re alone.

see the house,

from Dominic and he approaches me with a

You had no problem carrying

heads in her direction and she covers her mouth

don’t mind me, you two. She

looks away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my mother–in–law can’t even

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

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

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

he says, his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away

what’s on the ground floor.”

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

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