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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?”

eyes at me

have said it like that, so I soften

walk together. “She told me

so I thought I could just keep her in the

could’ve still taken her

“I know”

I hate seeing her like that.

a quick moment where

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

Vaness

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

feel that way and it

away in a few days at

only way for me

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

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

meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from

getting back at him for what he

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 baby

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

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

him. None of this was my intention. I just hope he’ll believe me.

the

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later, they both walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him

the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I

we’re alone.

dear, now you can finally see the house, my

Dominic and he approaches me

that face. You had no problem

our heads in her direction and she covers her

me, you two. She waves her hand

her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my mother–in–law can’t even see it.

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

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

birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her back

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

what’s on the ground

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

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