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.

you not to work right now,” she says. “Come back inside with

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that 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

go inside,” she says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t

her first so I

still taken her around the house.”

“I know”

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

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

Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll

Vaness

as long as I can remember, I’ve

but it doesn’t feel

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

be the only way for me not

living

for any of his parents to come over

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

brought me were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what

me and he can’t say no because of his parents

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 baby since she arrived but I’m not

as I wait for her to return from outside,

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

him. None of this was my intention. I just hope he’ll believe me.

the

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look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to

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

we’re alone.

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

from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy

face. You had no problem

heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with

mind me, you two. She waves her hand dismissively.

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

he’s close enough, he rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one resting right

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

find me here. Show her around quickly then bring

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

with what’s on the ground floor.”

is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry

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