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.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

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

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

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

taken her around the house.”

“I know”

hate seeing her like that.

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 a text message.

her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity to

Vaness

remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in my

doesn’t feel that

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

be the only way for me not to put

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

his parents to come over

like I’ve prevented him from doing something and

were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me

he

so glad I still have others who care around me, especially my

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

guess

explain things to him. None of this was my

the

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

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

we’re alone.

finally see the house, my mother–in–law says to

from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy

my son. Don’t make that face. You had

our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with a

two. She waves her hand

looks away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my mother–in–law can’t even see

slides his arm under my knees, the

around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into

on. You two love birds will find me here. Show

he says, his tone a little threatening. It makes me look

start with what’s on the

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 don’t want that

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