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.

told you not to work right now,” she says.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She

eyes at me

just realized I shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it a little.

follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How could you let that happen!”

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

still taken her around the house.”

“I know”

She seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe

quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case

Fine. I’ll show her.

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in

but it doesn’t feel that way and it

wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me

to be the only way for me not to put

moment to myself in this living room. I can

for any of his parents to come over here

meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something

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

me and he can’t say no because of

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

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

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

to him. None of this was my intention. I just hope

the

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minutes later, they both walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just

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

we’re alone.

dear, now you can finally see the house, my mother–in–law says to me.

away from Dominic and he approaches

on, my son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying

our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with a

mind me, you two.

I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s

and slides his arm under my knees, the other one resting right

and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his

love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her back to

makes me look away from his gaze.

start with what’s on the

If he’s going to show me everything,

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