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.

now,” she says. “Come back inside with

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?”

eyes at me

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

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

to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so

taken her

“I know”

now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around

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 happen, I’ll

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

Vaness

remember, I’ve never

it doesn’t feel that

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

the only way for me not to put

in this living room. I can only imagine

for any of his parents to come over here and check on me.

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

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

thought of making him do things for me and he can’t say no because

here because he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who care

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

waited to see the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut

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

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

at me the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to

we’re alone.

see the

he approaches me with a heavy

Don’t make that face. You had no problem

jerk our heads in her direction and she covers her

don’t mind me, you two. She waves her

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

rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm

gasp, I 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

me here. Show

It makes me look away from his gaze.

start with what’s on the

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

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