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,” she says. “Come back inside with me.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?” She

eyes at me

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

1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told

so I thought I could just keep her in the living

taken her around the house.”

“I know”

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 to send her a text

show her. It’ll give me

Vaness

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

it doesn’t feel

away in a few days

it seems to be the only way for me not

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

didn’t mean for any of his parents to come

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

he brought me were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice

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

my father couldn’t 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 been treating me like a baby since she arrived

I wait for her to return from outside, I

guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make him do it.

know he’s a jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention. I just hope he’ll

the

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onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like

I know he has a lot to say.

we’re alone.

can finally see the house,

away from Dominic and he approaches me

face. You had no

and

you two.

I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s

face against mine and slides his arm

help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring and

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

a little threatening. It makes me look away from

can start with what’s on the ground

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. I don’t

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