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.

to work right now,” she says. “Come back inside

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?” She

eyes at me

that, so I soften it a little. “I meant

the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even

call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I thought I could just keep her in the living room.”

taken her around the

“I know”

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

in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen,

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

Vaness

I can remember, I’ve

but it doesn’t feel

away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t

for now, it seems to be the only way for me not to

a moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must be.

parents to come over here and check on

almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and

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

do things for me and he can’t say no because of his parents makes me chuckle.

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 but I’m not complaining

I wait for her to return from outside, I already know

I guess I should’ve kept

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

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look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t even want to be

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

we’re alone.

the house, my

and he approaches

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

jerk our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with a giggle.

you two. She waves

Dominic looks away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring

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

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

on. You two love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then

course,” he says, his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his

start with what’s

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

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