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.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

so I soften it a little. “I meant

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

her first so I thought

could’ve still taken her

“I know”

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

me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen, I’ll just have to send her a

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

Vaness

remember, I’ve never experienced such

but it doesn’t feel that way and it

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

seems to be the only way for me not to put

myself in this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic

his parents to come over

prevented him from doing something

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

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

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

for her to return from outside, I already know what

to see the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make him do

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

the

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them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t

gets and I know he has a lot

we’re alone.

dear, now you can finally see the house, my mother–in–law says to me.

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me

Don’t make that face. You had no

in her direction and she covers her mouth

me, you two. She waves her hand dismissively.

him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my mother–in–law

and slides his arm under my knees,

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 and stands in place.

on. You two love birds will find me here. Show her around

his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away

start with what’s on

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

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