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 inside with me.

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Chapter 17

“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?” She

eyes at me

so I soften it a little.

as we walk together. “She told

call Doctor Miller to examine her first so

taken her around

“I know”

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

need to find a quick moment

her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in my calf

it doesn’t feel that way and

said it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little

be the only way for

a moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine

his parents to come over here and check on me.

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

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

things for me and he can’t say no because of his parents makes me

have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a baby since she arrived but

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

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

explain things to him. None of this was my intention. I just hope

the

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and as I look at them she’s holding onto his

he has a lot to say. I really need to

we’re alone.

you can finally see the house, my

away from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy

You had no problem carrying her

jerk our heads in her direction and she covers

don’t mind me, you two. She waves

Dominic looks away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually

and slides his

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

will find me here.

a little threatening. It makes me look away

start with what’s on the ground

ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me

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