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.

right now,” she says. “Come back

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She

eyes at me

I soften it a little. “I meant to

her lead as we walk together. “She told me she

so I thought I could

still taken her around the

“I know”

it now. She seems so sad right now and I hate

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

to see the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity to confront

Vaness

as long as I can remember, I’ve

feel that way

should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just

way for me not to put pressure on

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

any of his parents to come over

feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and ruined his plans.

way of getting back at him for what he

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

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 like a baby since

now, as I wait for her to return from

I guess I should’ve kept my

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

the

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

and I know he has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll get

we’re alone.

the

from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy sigh.

make that face. You had no problem carrying

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

you two. She

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 it.

he rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the

I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly

me here. Show her around quickly then bring

tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What

with what’s on

haven’t yet 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. I don’t want that to

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