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 with me.

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Chapter 17

“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

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

we walk together. “She told me

her first so I thought I could just keep her in the

her

“I know”

hate seeing

I need to find a quick

the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll

Vaness

as long as I can remember, I’ve never experienced

but it doesn’t feel that

it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a

only way for me not to put pressure on my leg.

this living room. I can only imagine how furious

parents to come over

prevented him from doing something and ruined

That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice

do things for me and he can’t say no

my 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 I’m not

to return from outside, I

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

him. None

the

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in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just

at 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.

finally see the house, my mother–in–law says

he approaches me with a heavy

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

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

don’t mind me, you two. She

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 see it.

slides his arm

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

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

his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from

what’s

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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