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.

not to work right now,” she says. “Come

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?” She

eyes at me

realized I shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she need?”

first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me

to examine her first so I thought I could just keep her in

taken her around the

“I know”

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

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

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

Vaness

remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in my

doesn’t feel that way

Dr Miller 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

it seems to be the only way for me

this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must be.

really didn’t mean for any of his parents

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

and juice he 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 to

for me and he can’t say no

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

now, as I wait for her to return from outside, I

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

but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention. I just

the

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look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t even

the closer he gets and I know he has a lot

we’re alone.

finally see the

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me

face. You

direction and she covers her mouth with

don’t mind me, you two. She

at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring

enough, he rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one resting right around

when he lifts me, I can’t help

on. You two love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her back to me.”

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

with what’s on the

house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going

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