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 me.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

like that, so I soften it

inside,” she says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together.

so I thought I could

taken her around

“I know”

do it now. She seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around I

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 message.

I’ll show her. It’ll give

Vaness

I can remember, I’ve never experienced such

most. but it doesn’t feel that way and

wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit here and do

only way for me not to put pressure on my

living room. I can only imagine

for any of his parents to come over here and check on

prevented him from doing something

he brought me were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what he

and he can’t say no because of his

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

to return from outside, I already

house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make

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

the

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holding onto his arm while talking to him

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

we’re alone.

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

from Dominic and he approaches me with a

make that face. You had no problem carrying her during

our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with

mind me, you two. She waves her

up at him again and as he

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

wrap my arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but

two love birds will find me here. Show her around

little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you want to

can start with what’s on the ground floor.”

mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have

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