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.

right now,” she says. “Come back

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?”

eyes at me

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

step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How

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

her around the house.”

“I know”

sad right now and I hate seeing

about Vanessa and it’s taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can

house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give me the perfect

Vaness

as long as I can remember, I’ve never

feel that way

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

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

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

parents to come over here and check on

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

try way of getting back at him for what he did

he can’t say no because of

couldn’t make it here because he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who care around me, especially my

return from outside, I already know

the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my

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

the

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few 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 here.

at me the 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

away from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy sigh.

son. Don’t make that face. You

both jerk our heads in her direction and she covers

me, you two. She waves

looks away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my mother–in–law can’t

mine and slides his arm under my knees,

I wrap my arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring

here. Show her around quickly then

me look away from his gaze. “What do you want

what’s on the ground

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

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