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,”

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Chapter 17

“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

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

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

wanted to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I

could’ve still taken her

“I know”

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

to find a quick moment where I

house? Fine. I’ll show her.

Vaness

I’ve never

but it doesn’t feel that

a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t

be the only way for me not to put

I have a moment to myself in this living room. I can

his parents to come over here

meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

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

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

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

now, as I wait for her to return from outside, I already

could’ve waited to see the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because

explain things to him.

the

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onto his arm while

see him glaring at me the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I

we’re alone.

you can finally see the house,

away from Dominic and he approaches me with

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

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

don’t mind me, you two.

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

of his face against mine and slides

can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring and stands in place.

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

little threatening. It makes me look

with what’s on the ground floor.”

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

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