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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

just realized I shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she

step and 1 follow her lead as we walk

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

could’ve still taken her around

“I know”

now and I hate seeing her like that.

a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case

see the house? Fine. I’ll show her.

Vaness

as I can remember, I’ve never

most. but it doesn’t feel

know Dr Miller said it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want

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

living room. I can only imagine how furious

parents to come

feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

for what he did to me earlier when he

he can’t say no because

who care around me, especially my

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

house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make him do

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

the

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onto his arm while talking to

the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to

we’re alone.

now you can finally see the house, my mother–in–law says to

Dominic and he approaches me with

You had no problem

heads in her direction and she covers her mouth

you two. She waves

up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my mother–in–law can’t even see

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

wrap my arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly

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

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

can start with what’s on the ground

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

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