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.

now,” she says. “Come back

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?”

eyes at me

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

inside,” she says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she

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

could’ve still taken her around

“I know”

do it now. She seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her like that.

taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can

wants to see the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give

Vaness

remember, I’ve

doesn’t feel that way and it

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

now, it seems to be the only way for me

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

his parents to

our eyes meet, it 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 was just trying to

do things for me and he

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

from

the house when I was all better. I guess I

him.

the

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both walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking

he gets and I know he has a

we’re alone.

see the

Dominic and he approaches me

You had no problem carrying

jerk our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth

two. She waves her hand dismissively.

I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s

face against mine and slides his

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

tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from

what’s on the ground

I 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

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