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 back inside

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?” She narrows her

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

lead as we walk together. “She told me she

her first so I thought

her around the house.”

“I know”

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

to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can

her.

Vaness

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

but it doesn’t feel that way

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

only way for me not to put pressure on my

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

any of his parents to come over here and check on

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

cookies 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

things for me and he can’t say

who care around me, especially my

as I wait for her to return from outside,

house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll

know he’s a jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him.

the

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onto his arm

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

we’re alone.

now you can finally see the house, my mother–in–law says to me.

he approaches me

son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem

heads in her direction and she covers her mouth

mind me, you two. She waves

from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets

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

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

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

his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away

can start with what’s on the

haven’t yet seen this mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s

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