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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say

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

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

taken her around the

“I know”

so sad right now and I hate seeing her

everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again.

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

Vaness

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

but it doesn’t feel that

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 to sit here and do nothing-

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

in this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic

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

like I’ve prevented him from doing something and ruined his

back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered

and he

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

from

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

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

the

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onto his arm while talking to him and he

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

we’re alone.

finally see the house, my mother–in–law says to me.

away from Dominic and he approaches me with

son. Don’t make that face. You had no

our heads in her direction and she

you two. She waves her hand dismissively.

look up at him again and as he gets

of his face against mine and slides his arm

I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because

find me here. Show

look away from his gaze. “What do you

with what’s on the

house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all the way. I don’t

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