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?”

supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

like that, so I soften it a little. “I

as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even

examine her first so

could’ve still taken her

“I know”

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

a quick moment where I can call Carmella again.

see the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity to confront

Vaness

I’ve never

doesn’t feel that way and it

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

it seems to be the only way for me not to put

that I have a moment to myself in this living

of his parents to come over here and check

almost feels like I’ve prevented him from

tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when

thought of making him do things for me and he can’t say no because

still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a baby since she

her to return from outside, I already know what the outcome will be

house when I was all better. I guess

to him.

the

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

at me the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll get

we’re alone.

see the house, my

Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy sigh.

Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her during your

her direction and she covers

two. She waves her

Dominic 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

rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other

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 bring her back to

he says, his tone a little threatening. It makes me look

with what’s on the ground

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

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