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.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She

eyes at me

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 house

Miller to examine her first so I

could’ve still taken her around

“I know”

I hate seeing her like that. Maybe

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

wants to see the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give me

Vaness

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

feel that way and

days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit here and do

be the only way for me not to put pressure on

moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must be.

parents to come over

it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

him for what he did

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

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 I’m

wait for her to return from outside, I already know

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

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

the

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his arm while talking to him and he just

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

we’re alone.

can finally see the house, my mother–in–law says to me.

from Dominic and he approaches me with

that face. You had no problem carrying her

both jerk our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with a giggle.

two. She waves

faces me. I look 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

wrap my arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret

birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring

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

can start with what’s on

ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me

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