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.

not to work right now,” she says. “Come back inside with me.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she need?”

first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she

call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I

taken her

“I know”

right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe

I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In

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

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in

doesn’t feel that way

serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t

be the only way for me not

moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must be.

really didn’t mean for any of his parents to come over here

I’ve prevented him from doing something and

he brought me were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he

things for me and he

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

return from outside, I already know what the outcome

I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make him do it.

him. None

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 seems like he doesn’t even want to be

has a lot to say. I really

we’re alone.

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

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy sigh.

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

heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with a

two. She

faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me

mine and slides

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

find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her back to me.”

me look away from his gaze. “What do you want to see

with what’s on the

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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