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.

now,” she says. “Come back inside with

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she need?”

the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How could you

examine her first so I thought I could just keep her in the living

taken her around

“I know”

sad right now and I hate seeing her

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

wants to see the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll

Vaness

long as I can remember, I’ve

it doesn’t feel that

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

for now, it seems to be the only way for me not to put pressure on my

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

parents to come over here and check on

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

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

and he can’t say no because of his parents makes

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

from outside, I already know what the outcome will

waited to see the house when I was all better. I guess I

him. None of this

the

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I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he

the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I

we’re alone.

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

and he approaches

that face. You had no problem

heads in her direction and

don’t mind me, you two. She waves

again and

the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the

can’t help but look

here. Show her around

look away

can start with what’s on

I 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 carry me all the way.

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