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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?”

eyes at me

said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she

and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t

her first so I thought I could just keep her in the living

her around the

“I know”

seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her like

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 just have to send her

I’ll show her.

Vaness

remember, I’ve never experienced

most. but it doesn’t feel that

a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit here and do nothing-

for now, it seems to be the only way for me not to put pressure on my

to myself in this living room.

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

like I’ve prevented

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

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

still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law.

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

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

a jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention. I just hope

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 and he just

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

we’re alone.

the

from Dominic and he approaches me with a

face. You had no problem carrying her during your honeymoon!”

heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with a

you two. She waves her

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

he rests the side of his face against mine and slides

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

here. Show her

It makes me look

what’s on the

yet seen this mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me

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