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.

to work right now,” she says.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

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 she

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

wanted to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I thought I

still taken her around

“I know”

do it now. She seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her

in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again.

her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity

Vaness

as I can remember, I’ve never experienced such

most. but it doesn’t feel that way and it

should go away in a few days at leaves

for now, it seems to be the only way for

this living room.

for any of his parents to come over

like I’ve prevented him from doing something

him for what he

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

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

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

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

he’s a jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention. I just

the

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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

me the closer he gets and I know he has a

we’re alone.

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

Dominic and he approaches me

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

both jerk our heads in her direction and she covers her

don’t mind me, you two. She waves her

at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my mother–in–law can’t even see it.

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

help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring and stands

me here. Show her around quickly

his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you want to see first?”

what’s on the ground floor.”

though I haven’t yet seen this mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me

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