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.

right now,” she says. “Come back

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?”

eyes at me

I soften it a little. “I meant

inside,” she says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t

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

taken her around the house.”

“I know”

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

quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen, I’ll just have to send

the house? Fine. I’ll show her.

Vaness

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

doesn’t feel that way and

a few days at leaves me a

it seems to be the only way for me not to put pressure

living room. I can only

of his parents to come over here and check

prevented

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

he can’t say no because of his parents

who care around me,

now, as I wait for her to return from outside, I already know what the

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

jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of

the

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onto his

gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll get the

we’re alone.

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

from Dominic and he approaches me with a

You had no problem carrying her

in her direction and

two.

him again and as

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

I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret

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

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

can start with what’s on

haven’t yet 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

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