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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She

eyes at me

it like that, so I soften it

as we walk

to examine her first so I

taken her around the house.”

“I know”

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

a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen, I’ll just have to send her a text message.

wants to see the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give me

Vaness

I’ve never experienced such pain in my

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

serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little

only way for me not to put pressure on my

living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must be.

mean for any of his parents to come over here and check

feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and

him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but was

me and he can’t say no because of his

it here because he’s 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 a baby since she arrived but I’m not complaining

to return from outside, I already know what the outcome will

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

jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None

the

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walk in and as 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

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

we’re alone.

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

away from Dominic and he approaches me with a

my son. Don’t make that face. You had

both jerk our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with a giggle.

you two. She waves her hand

up at him again and

and slides his arm under my knees, the

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

will find me here.

me look away from his gaze.

with what’s on the

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

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