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. “Come back inside with

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

so I soften it a little.

go inside,” she says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she

Miller to examine her first so I thought I could

could’ve 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 around I make

on to speak further about Vanessa and it’s taking everything in 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

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

Vaness

I can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain

but it doesn’t feel that way and

few days

the only way for me not to put pressure

living

parents to

meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented

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

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

make 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

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

when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept

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

the

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in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like

a lot to say. I really need to clear the air.

we’re alone.

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

and he approaches

son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her during your honeymoon!”

heads in her direction and she covers her

two.

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

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

I wrap 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

birds will find me here. Show her around quickly

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

start with what’s on

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

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