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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?”

eyes at me

shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it a

and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How could

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

still taken her around the house.”

“I know”

now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her

not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case

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

Vaness

I can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain

it doesn’t feel that way

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

the only way for me not to

in this living room.

his parents to come over here and check

like I’ve prevented him from doing something and ruined

cookies and juice he brought me were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what

him do things for me and he can’t say no

my father couldn’t make it here because he’s out of the 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 but

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

when I was all better. I guess

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

the

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walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking

he gets and I know he has a

we’re alone.

see the house,

away from Dominic and he approaches

on, my son. Don’t make that face. You

direction and she covers her mouth with

don’t mind me, you two. She waves her

and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my mother–in–law

his face against mine and slides his arm

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

You two love birds will find me here. Show her around

little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do

can start with what’s on the ground floor.”

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.

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