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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she need?”

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

Miller to examine her first so I thought I could

could’ve still taken her around

“I know”

right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around I

find a quick moment where I

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

Vaness

I’ve never experienced such pain in my

most. but it doesn’t feel that

go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated

the only way

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

didn’t mean for any of his parents to come over here and

almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

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

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

who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a baby since she

wait for her to return from outside, I already know what the outcome

I guess

but I’ll have to explain things to him.

the

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walk in and as I 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

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

we’re alone.

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

from Dominic and he approaches me with a

son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem

in her direction and she

mind me, you two. She waves her hand

at him again and as he gets closer,

he rests the side of his face against mine and slides

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

here. Show her around quickly

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

with what’s on the ground

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

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