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. “Come back inside with

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?”

eyes at me

shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften

follow her lead as we walk

to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I thought I could just keep her

taken her

“I know”

hate seeing her like that.

me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again.

her. It’ll

Vaness

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

feel that

in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated

the only way for

living room. I can only imagine how furious

parents to come over here and check

our eyes meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

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

me and he can’t say

others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a baby since she

now, as I wait for her to return from outside, I already

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

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

the

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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

a lot

we’re alone.

see the house, my mother–in–law says

Dominic and he

that face. You had no problem carrying her during

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

two. She

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

close enough, he rests the side of his face against mine and slides his

gasp, I wrap my arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help

will find me here. Show her

makes me look away from his gaze.

what’s on the ground

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

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