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.

right now,” she says. “Come back

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?”

eyes at me

just realized I shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say

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

her first so I thought I could

could’ve still taken her around the house.”

“I know”

now and I hate

speak further about 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

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

Vaness

long as I can remember, I’ve

most. but it doesn’t feel that way and

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

seems to be the only way for me not to

myself in this living room.

mean for any of his parents to

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

was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me

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

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

I wait for her to return from

guess I should’ve kept

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

the

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

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

we’re alone.

can finally see the

he approaches me with a heavy sigh.

that face. You had no problem carrying her during

in her direction and she covers her mouth

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

up at him again and as he

mine and slides his arm under my knees,

wrap my arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring and

me here. Show her around quickly then bring her

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

start with what’s on the ground floor.”

mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s

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