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.

you not to work right now,” she says. “Come

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

that, so I soften

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

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

still taken her around the house.”

“I know”

so sad right now and I hate seeing her like that.

not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can

her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity

Vaness

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

most. but it doesn’t feel that way and

few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I

it seems to be the only way for me not

I have a moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine how

really didn’t mean for any of his parents to come over here and check

meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented

and juice he brought me were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what

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

who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me

for her to return from outside, I already know what

could’ve waited to see the house when I was all better. I guess I

things to him. None of this

the

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she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him

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

we’re alone.

dear, now you can finally see the house, my

steps away from Dominic and he approaches me with a

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

direction and she covers her mouth with a

two.

Dominic looks away from her 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

of his face against mine and slides his arm under

he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because

find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her back to me.”

It makes me look away from his gaze. “What

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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