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.

right now,” she says. “Come back inside

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant

lead as we walk together. “She told

Doctor Miller to examine her first so

still taken her around the

“I know”

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

on to speak further about Vanessa and 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

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

Vaness

as I can remember, I’ve never experienced such

doesn’t feel that way and

a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just

now, it seems to be the only way

to myself in this living room. I

parents to come over here

like I’ve prevented him

way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but

of making him do things for me and he can’t

I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a baby since she arrived but I’m

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

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

have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention. I

the

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

know he has a lot

we’re alone.

the

from Dominic and he approaches

on, my son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her during your honeymoon!”

heads in her direction and she covers her

mind me, you two. She waves her

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

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

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

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

his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you

can start with what’s on the ground

I haven’t yet 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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