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?”

mean?”

eyes at me

just realized I shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it a

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

Miller to examine her first so I thought

taken her

“I know”

sad right now and I hate seeing

Vanessa and it’s taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call

her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity to confront her.

Vaness

I’ve never experienced such

most. but it doesn’t feel that way and it

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

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

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

didn’t mean for any of his parents to come over here and

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

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

me and he can’t say no

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

from outside, I already know what the outcome

better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make him do it.

have to explain things to him. None of

the

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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

he has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll get the chance once

we’re alone.

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

he approaches

on, my son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying

jerk our heads in her direction and she covers her

me, you two. She waves her hand dismissively.

I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at

rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one resting right around my waist.

I can’t help but look

find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her back to

me look away from his gaze. “What

start with what’s

have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going

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