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.

now,” she says. “Come back inside with me.

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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

inside,” she says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How could you let that happen!”

to examine her first so I thought I could just keep her in the living

her around the house.”

“I know”

and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing

I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen, I’ll just have to send

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

Vaness

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

feel that

and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I

only way for me not to put pressure on

this living room. I can only imagine how

any of his parents to come over here and check

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

just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but

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

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

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

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

the

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walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t even want to be

know he has a lot to say. I really need

we’re alone.

now you can finally see the house, my

from Dominic and he approaches

face. You had no problem

our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with a

mind me, you two. She waves her hand dismissively.

away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and

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

when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into

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

little threatening. It makes me look away from

start with what’s on

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

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