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.

not to work right now,”

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Chapter 17

“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She

eyes at me

soften it a

as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen

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

taken her

“I know”

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

goes on to 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

I’ll show her. It’ll give me the perfect

Vaness

as long as I can remember, I’ve never

feel

a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit

only way for me

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

really didn’t mean for any of his parents to come

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

back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered

thought of making him do things for me and he can’t

who care around me, especially

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

when I was all better. I guess I should’ve

explain things to him. None of this was

the

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his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t even want

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

we’re alone.

the house, my mother–in–law

from Dominic and he approaches me

You had no problem carrying her during

in her direction and

don’t mind me, you two. She

and as he

he rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees,

neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly

go on. You two love birds will find me here. Show

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

with what’s on the

I haven’t yet seen this mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s

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