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,”

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

realized I shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say

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

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

still taken her

“I know”

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

need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen,

I’ll show her. It’ll

Vaness

long as I can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in my calf

it doesn’t feel

said it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in 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

have a moment to myself in this living

his parents to

eyes meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and ruined his plans.

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

for me and he can’t say

who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me

to return from outside, I already know what

waited to see the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut

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

the

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as I look at them she’s holding onto his

has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll get the chance

we’re alone.

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

Dominic and he

Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her

both jerk our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with

mind me, you two. She waves her

faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer,

slides his arm under

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

me here. Show her around quickly

It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you want to see first?”

can start with what’s on

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.

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