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.

now,” she says. “Come

M

|||

Chapter 17

“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

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

we walk

to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so

could’ve still taken her around

“I know”

right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her

to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that

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

Vaness

I can remember, I’ve never experienced such

it doesn’t feel that way and

should go away in a few days at leaves

only way for me not to

that I have a moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must be.

any of his parents to

almost feels like I’ve prevented

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

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

it here because he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating

from outside, I already know what the outcome will be

when I was all better. I guess I

have to explain things to him.

the

Thu.

Chapter 17

89%1

his arm while talking to him and he just seems

gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really

we’re alone.

see the house, my mother–in–law says to

and he approaches me with a

You

direction and she

mind me, you two. She waves

and faces me. I look up at him again and as he

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

help but look into his eyes, which I instantly

find me here. Show her

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

what’s on

is. If he’s going to show me

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255