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.

work right now,” she says. “Come back

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

soften it a little. “I meant to say what

walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How

examine her first so I

taken her

“I know”

now and I hate seeing her like that.

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 doesn’t happen, I’ll just have

her. It’ll give me

Vaness

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

doesn’t feel that

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

it seems to be the only way

living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic

any of his parents to come over here

prevented him from doing something and ruined his plans.

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

do things for me and he can’t say no

I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a

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

the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my

know he’s a jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of

the

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at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t

he gets and I know he has a

we’re alone.

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

he approaches me with

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

direction and

two.

from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer,

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

lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring and stands in place.

will find me here. Show

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

with what’s

mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to

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