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?”

eyes at me

just realized I shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften

we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even

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

still taken her

“I know”

now. She seems so sad right now and I hate seeing

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

I’ll show her. It’ll

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in

feel that way

should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit here

way for me not to put

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

of his parents to come over here and

our eyes meet, it almost feels like 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

making him do things for me and he

so glad I still have others who care around

to return from

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

him. None of this was my intention. I

the

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

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

we’re alone.

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

Dominic and he approaches me with a

make that face. You had no

direction and she covers her mouth with

me, you two. She waves her

again and as he gets closer, he’s actually

against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one

gasp, I wrap my arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring and stands in

go on. You two love birds will find me here. Show

his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do

can start with what’s on the ground

it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to

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