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.

told you not to work right now,”

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?” She

eyes at me

it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say

follow her lead as we walk together.

first so I thought I could just keep her in the

still taken her around the house.”

“I know”

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

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

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

Vaness

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

but it doesn’t feel that way and

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

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

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

of his parents to come

like I’ve prevented him from doing something and ruined

brought me were tasty. That was just 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 with me.

and he can’t

so glad I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a baby

her to return from outside,

better. I guess

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 him and he just seems

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

we’re alone.

see the house,

he approaches me with

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

both jerk our heads in her direction and

two. She waves her hand

looks away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets

mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one

help but look into his eyes, which I instantly

will find me here. Show her around

course,” he says, his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze.

with what’s on the

haven’t yet seen this mansion house, I have an ide just how massive 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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