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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant to say what

step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she

to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I

still taken her

“I know”

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

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

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

Vaness

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

most. but it doesn’t feel that

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

seems to be the only way

moment to myself in this living room.

for any of his parents to come over here and check on me.

like I’ve prevented him from doing

of getting back at him for

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

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

return from outside,

guess I

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

the

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walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t even want to

at me the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to

we’re alone.

now you can finally see the house, my mother–in–law

away from Dominic and he approaches

son. Don’t make that face. You

her direction and she covers her mouth with a

two. She waves her hand dismissively.

again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring

his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one resting right around my waist.

lifts me, I can’t help but look

me here. Show her around quickly then bring her back

It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you want to

can start with what’s on the ground floor.”

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

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