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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does

the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together.

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

still taken her around the house.”

“I know”

now. She seems so sad right now and I hate seeing

about Vanessa 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

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

Vaness

as long as I can remember, I’ve never

it doesn’t feel that

said it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days

now, it seems to be the only way for me not to put pressure

living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic

for any of his parents to come over here and check on

meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him

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

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

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

for her to return from outside, I already

better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because

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

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

he has a lot to say. I really need to clear

we’re alone.

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

Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy

Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her during

heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with

mind me, you two.

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

he’s 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, which I instantly regret because he’s

two love birds will find me here. Show her around

look away from his gaze. “What

with what’s on the ground

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

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