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,”

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

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

we walk together. “She told

wanted to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I thought I could just keep her

her

“I know”

so sad right now and I hate seeing

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

show her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity to confront

Vaness

I can remember, I’ve

most. but it doesn’t feel that way

in a few days at

the only way for me not to put

in this living room. I can only imagine how

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

meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and ruined his plans.

him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but

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

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

return from outside, I already

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

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

the

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at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just

has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll get the chance once

we’re alone.

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

Dominic and he approaches

make that face. You had no problem carrying her

our heads in her direction and she covers her

mind me, you two. She waves her hand

and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my mother–in–law can’t even

enough, he rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under

I can’t help but look into his

go on. You two love birds will find me here.

little threatening. It makes me look away

start with what’s on

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

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