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.

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Chapter 17

“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

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

as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How could you let that

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

still taken her around the

“I know”

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

a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that

show her. It’ll give me the perfect

Vaness

remember, I’ve never experienced

most. but it doesn’t feel that

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

now, it seems to be the only way

myself in this living

didn’t mean for any of his parents to come over here and check on me.

I’ve prevented him from doing something and

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

him do things for me and he

because he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who

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

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

things to him. None of this was my intention. I just hope he’ll believe me.

the

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in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his

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

we’re alone.

the house,

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me

Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her during your honeymoon!”

heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with a

don’t mind me, you two. She waves

and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my mother–in–law can’t

slides his arm under my knees,

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

will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her

makes me look away from his

start with what’s

though 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,

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