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 says. “Come back

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?”

eyes at me

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

go inside,” she says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How

wanted to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I

could’ve still taken her around the house.”

“I know”

sad right now and I hate seeing her like that.

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

the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity to confront

Vaness

remember, I’ve

but it doesn’t feel that

too serious and it should go away in a few days at

now, it seems to be the only way for

living room. I can only imagine

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

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 he offered me juice but was just trying to mess

me and he can’t say no because of his

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

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

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

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

the

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

me the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I

we’re alone.

now you can finally see the house, my mother–in–law

he approaches

that face. You had no problem carrying her during your honeymoon!”

her direction and she

mind me, you two. She

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

against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the

I can’t help but

me here. Show

threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you

with what’s on

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

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