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. “Come back inside with

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?”

eyes at me

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

taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house

wanted to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I thought I could just keep her in the living room.”

taken her around the

“I know”

hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around

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 that

her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity to confront

Vaness

I can remember, I’ve

most. but it doesn’t feel that

away in a few days at leaves me a little

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

to myself in this living room. I can only imagine how furious

mean for any of his parents to come

I’ve prevented him from doing

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

thought of making him do things for me and he

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

from outside, I already know

could’ve waited to see the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because

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

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

he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really

we’re alone.

you can finally see the

and he

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

her direction and she covers her mouth

don’t mind me, you two. She waves her

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

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

help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring and stands

here. Show

a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze.

with what’s on the ground

he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all the way. I don’t want that

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