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.

you not to work right now,” she says.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

I soften it a little. “I meant to say what

follow her lead as we walk

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

taken her around the

“I know”

now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around I

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

house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give me the

Vaness

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

most. but it doesn’t feel that way and it

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

it seems to be the only way for me not to put pressure on my

living room. I

didn’t mean for any of his parents

our eyes meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and ruined his

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

and he can’t say no 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

I wait for her to return from outside, I already know

better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth

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

the

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onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems

I know he has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air.

we’re alone.

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

from Dominic and he approaches

You

heads in her direction and she covers

you two. She waves her hand dismissively.

and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at

close enough, he rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other

I can’t help but look into his eyes,

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

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

with what’s

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

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