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 inside

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?” She

eyes at me

that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to

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

to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I thought I could just

could’ve still taken her

“I know”

seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her like that.

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 a

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

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never experienced

but it doesn’t feel that way and

go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because

be the only way for

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

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

feels like I’ve prevented him from

brought 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 was just trying

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

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 treating me like a baby since she

wait for her to return from outside, I already

could’ve 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 was my intention. I just hope he’ll believe me.

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them she’s holding onto his

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

we’re alone.

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

and he approaches

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

both jerk our heads in her direction and she

don’t mind me, you two. She waves

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

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

I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I

birds will find me here. Show her around quickly

his tone a little threatening. It makes me look

can start with what’s

is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all the way. I don’t

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