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.

to work right now,” she says.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

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

the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me

call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I thought I could

still taken her around the house.”

“I know”

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

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

I’ll show her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity

Vaness

long as I can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in

but it doesn’t feel that

wasn’t too 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

way for me not

living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must be.

for any of his parents to come over here and

almost feels like I’ve prevented him from

of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but was just trying to

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

who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s

for her to return from

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

to him. None of this was my intention. I just hope

the

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onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t even want

has a lot to say. I really need to clear the

we’re alone.

can finally see the

away from Dominic and he approaches me

make that face. You had

jerk our heads in her direction and she covers her

me, you two. She waves her hand dismissively.

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

he’s close enough, he rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one resting right around my waist.

when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which

here. Show her

me look away from his

what’s

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

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