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.

to work right now,” she says.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she

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

to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I

taken her

“I know”

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

goes on to 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 Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen, I’ll just have to

her. It’ll give me the perfect

Vaness

remember, I’ve never

it doesn’t feel that way and

a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit here and do nothing-

be the only way for

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

mean for any of his parents to come over here

meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and ruined his

for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but was just trying to mess with me.

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

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.

I wait for her to return from outside, I already know

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

him.

the

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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

him glaring at me the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to say.

we’re alone.

the house, my mother–in–law says to

and he

face. You had no problem carrying her during your

and she covers

me, you two. She waves

up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at

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

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

on. You two love birds will find me here.

course,” he says, his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze.

what’s on the ground floor.”

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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