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,” she says. “Come back

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?” She

eyes at me

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

lead as we walk together. “She told

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

could’ve still taken her around the house.”

“I know”

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

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

show her. It’ll

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never

it doesn’t feel

said it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a

for now, it seems to be the only way for me not to put pressure on my

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

of his parents to come over here

feels like I’ve prevented him from

try way of getting back at him for what he did

me and he can’t say no because of his parents

it here because he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a baby

to return from outside, I already

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

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

the

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at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and

gets and I know he has a lot to say. I

we’re alone.

see the house, my

steps away from Dominic and he

Don’t make that face. You had no

her direction and

mind me, you two. She waves her

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

slides his arm under my

and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which

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

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

start with what’s on the ground floor.”

ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show

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