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.

work right 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

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

follow her lead as we walk together.

her first so

her

“I know”

do it now. She seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her like

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

the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give me the perfect

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never experienced

but it doesn’t feel that way and it

few days at leaves

only way for me not

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

his parents

feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something

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 but was just trying to mess with

things for me and he can’t say no because of

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

I wait for her to return from

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

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

the

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a few minutes later, they both walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm

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

we’re alone.

the house,

and he approaches me with a heavy

make that face. You had no problem carrying her during

our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with a

don’t mind me, you two. She waves her hand

again and as he

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

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

me here. Show

he says, his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you want to

can start with what’s on

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

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