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. “Come back inside

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She

eyes at me

so I soften it a

go inside,” she says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together.

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

taken her around the

“I know”

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

goes on to speak further about Vanessa and it’s taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen, I’ll just have to send

house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll

Vaness

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

but it doesn’t feel

a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit here and do nothing-

way

living room. I can

his parents to come over here and check on

I’ve prevented him from doing something and

try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he

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

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

wait for her to return from outside, I already know

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

a jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention.

the

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at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to

the closer he gets and I know he has a lot

we’re alone.

the house, my mother–in–law

away from Dominic and he approaches me with a

You had no problem carrying her during your

and she covers her mouth

don’t mind me, you two. She waves

moment Dominic looks away from her and 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

he’s close enough, he rests the side of his face against mine and slides his

and when he lifts me, I can’t help but

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

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

start with what’s on

an ide just how massive it is. If he’s

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