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 back inside with me.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?”

eyes at me

that, so I soften it a little. “I

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

so I thought

still taken her around the house.”

“I know”

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

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

the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll

Vaness

I’ve never

most. but it doesn’t feel that way

and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit here

way for me

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

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

feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and

him for what he did to me

me and he can’t say

couldn’t make 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 treating me like a baby since

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

guess

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

the

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walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking

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

we’re alone.

see the

Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy

my son. Don’t make that face. You had

and she covers her

two. She waves her hand

again and as

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

I can’t help but look into

here. Show her around

course,” he says, his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do

with what’s

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

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