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.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

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

the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she

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

her around the house.”

“I know”

now and I hate seeing her

find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that

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

Vaness

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

most. but it doesn’t feel

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

to be the only way for me not to put pressure on my

in this living room. I can only imagine how furious

any of his parents to come over here and check

feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice

him do things for me and he can’t say no because of

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

I wait for her to return from

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

explain things to him. None of this was my intention. I just hope

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 be

closer he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really need

we’re alone.

see the house, my mother–in–law says to

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy

that face. You had no problem carrying her during

both jerk our heads in her direction and she covers her

me, you two. She

away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me

of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one

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

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

me look away from his gaze. “What

what’s on the ground

I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s

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