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.

not to work right now,” she says. “Come back

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Chapter 17

“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?”

eyes at me

like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she need?”

as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even

examine her first so I thought I could

taken her around the house.”

“I know”

and I hate seeing her

I need to find a quick moment where I can call

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

Vaness

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

feel

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

to be the only way for me not to put

myself in this living room.

parents to come over here and check

prevented

juice he brought me were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did

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

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

return from outside, I

I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now,

I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention. I just hope he’ll believe

the

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

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

we’re alone.

you can finally see the

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me

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

in her direction and she covers her mouth with a

mind me, you two. She waves

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 even

the side of his face against mine and slides his arm

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

find me here. Show her around quickly then

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

start with what’s on the ground floor.”

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

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