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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

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

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

so I thought I could just keep her in

her around

“I know”

sad right now and I hate seeing her

need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case

house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give

Vaness

as I can remember, I’ve

most. but it doesn’t feel that way and

a few days at leaves me a little

way for me not

moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine

of his parents to come

it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

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

and he can’t say no because of his parents makes me

country, I’m so glad I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like

her to return from

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

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

the

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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.

can finally see the house, my

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy sigh.

on, my son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her during your honeymoon!”

in her direction and she covers

mind me, you two. She waves

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

mine and slides his arm under my knees, the

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

You two love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly

me look away from

with what’s on the ground

he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all the way. I don’t want that to

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