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.

you not to work right now,”

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

like that, so I soften it a little. “I

she says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How could you let that

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

her around the house.”

“I know”

I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around I

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

wants to see the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give me the

Vaness

as I can remember, I’ve

but it doesn’t feel that way

days at leaves

be the only way

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

his parents to come

I’ve prevented him from

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

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

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

now, as I wait for her to return from

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

to explain things to him. None of this was

the

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look at them she’s holding onto his

me the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll get the chance once

we’re alone.

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

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy

son. Don’t make that face. You had

her direction and she covers her mouth

me, you two. She waves

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

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

a gasp, I wrap my arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help

find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her back to

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

with what’s on the

haven’t 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 all the way. I

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