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.

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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?”

eyes at me

have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she need?”

taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet.

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

could’ve still taken her

“I know”

seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her

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 to send her a text

I’ll show her. It’ll

Vaness

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

doesn’t feel that way and it

know 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

to be the only way for

living room. I

for any of his parents to come over here and

it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and ruined his

were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for

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

couldn’t make 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

for her to return from outside,

I guess I should’ve

explain things to him. None of this

the

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minutes later, they both walk in 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 to

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

we’re alone.

the house, my mother–in–law

he approaches

that face. You had no

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

me, you two. She waves her hand dismissively.

Dominic looks away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as

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

wrap my arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just

two love birds will find me here.

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

what’s

If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me

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