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,”

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?” She

eyes at me

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

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

Miller to examine her first so I thought I could just keep her

could’ve still taken her around the

“I know”

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

not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where

I’ll show her.

Vaness

as I can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in my calf

but it doesn’t feel that way and it

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 want to

the only way for me not to put pressure on my

have a moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine

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

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

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

things for me and he can’t say no because

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

from outside, I

house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make him do

he’s a jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him.

the

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

a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll get the chance

we’re alone.

see the house, my mother–in–law says to me.

Dominic and he

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

her direction and she covers her mouth

two. She waves her

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

slides his arm under my knees, the other one resting right around my waist.

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

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

tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from

can start with what’s on the

seen this mansion house, 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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