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.

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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?”

eyes at me

so I soften

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

first so I thought I could just keep her in

taken her

“I know”

seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her like

I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen,

I’ll show her. It’ll give me the

Vaness

I can remember, I’ve never

feel that

serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit here and do nothing-

now, it seems to be the only way for me not to put pressure

have a moment to myself in this living

really didn’t mean for any of his parents

meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

brought me 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

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

father couldn’t make it here because he’s 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 but

return from

guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut

him.

the

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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

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

we’re alone.

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

and he approaches me

You had no problem carrying her

and she covers her

mind me, you two. She waves her

me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring

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

I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring and stands

love birds will find me here. Show her

makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you want to

can start with what’s on

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

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