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.

work right now,” she says. “Come

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She

eyes at me

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

the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How

her first so

could’ve still taken her around

“I know”

right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe

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

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

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain

feel that way and

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

way

myself in this living room. I can

parents to come

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

back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but was just trying

he can’t say no because of his parents makes

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

now, 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

to explain things to him.

the

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I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t even

a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll get

we’re alone.

see the

he approaches me with a heavy

my son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her during

her direction and she covers her

don’t mind me, you two. She waves

faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets

mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one resting right around

help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret

love birds will find me here.

a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do

what’s on the ground floor.”

just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me

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