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. “Come back inside with

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

I shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it

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

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

her around the

“I know”

I hate seeing her like that.

find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t

I’ll show her. It’ll give me

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in my calf

doesn’t feel that way and it

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

seems to be the only way

this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic

any of his parents to

almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something

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

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

country, I’m so glad I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me

her to return from

all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make

jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of

the

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them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he

glaring 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 mother–in–law says to me.

he

face. You had no problem carrying her during

heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with a

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

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 even

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

and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring and stands

love birds will find me here. Show

makes me look

with what’s

yet seen this mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to

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