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.

told you not to work right now,” she says.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?” She

eyes at me

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

says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk

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

taken her around the house.”

“I know”

now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around I

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

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

Vaness

I can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain

feel that way and it

serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit here and do

now, it seems to be the only way for me not

this living room. I can

for any of his parents to come over here and check on me.

I’ve prevented

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

making him do things for me and he can’t

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. She’s been treating me like

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

could’ve waited to see the house when I was all better. I guess I

I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention. I

the

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

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

we’re alone.

can finally see the house, my mother–in–law

he

on, my son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her

and

you two. She waves her hand dismissively.

I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my mother–in–law

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

can’t help but look into his eyes,

here. Show her around quickly then bring her back to me.”

threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze.

what’s on the ground floor.”

ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have

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