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 with me.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?” She

eyes at me

soften it a little.

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

so I thought I could just keep

taken her around the

“I know”

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

Vanessa and it’s taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t

her. It’ll give me

Vaness

as long as I can remember, I’ve never experienced such

doesn’t feel that

know Dr Miller said it 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

seems to be the only way for me not to put pressure on my leg.

myself in this living room. I can only

his parents to come over here and check

our eyes meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something

That was just try way of getting back at him for what he

he can’t say no because

because he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who care around me, especially

for her to return from outside, I already know

better. I guess I should’ve kept my

I’ll have to explain things to him. None of

the

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his arm while

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

we’re alone.

the

away from Dominic and he approaches me with a

make that face. You had no problem carrying her

and she covers her mouth

don’t mind me, you two. She waves

up at him again and

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

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

find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her

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

start with what’s on

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 want that to

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