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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

said it like that, so I soften

we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How could

I wanted to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I thought I could just keep her in the living room.”

could’ve still taken her around

“I know”

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

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

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

Vaness

I can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain

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 be the only way for me not to put pressure on my

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

really didn’t mean for any of his parents to come over here and check on me.

prevented him from doing

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

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

so glad I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a

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

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

him. None of this was my intention.

the

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she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like

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

we’re alone.

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

steps away from Dominic and he

face. You had

her direction and she covers her mouth with a

me, you two. She waves

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

rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other

I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring and stands in place.

go on. You two love birds will find me here. Show her around

me look away from his

can start with what’s on the

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

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