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.

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

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

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

first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She

first so I thought I could just keep her in the living

could’ve still taken her around the

“I know”

hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around I

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

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

Vaness

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

most. but it doesn’t feel that way and it

away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because

be the only way for me not to

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

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

feels like I’ve prevented

getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me

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

country, I’m so glad I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like a baby since she arrived

I wait for her to return from outside, I already know what

guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because

to him. None of this was my intention. I just hope

the

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she’s holding onto his arm while talking

he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll get the chance

we’re alone.

dear, now you can finally see the house,

and he approaches me with a heavy sigh.

You had no problem carrying her

direction and she covers

don’t mind me, you two. She waves her

and

and slides his arm under my knees, the other one resting right around my

I can’t help but look into his eyes, which

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

It makes me look away from his gaze.

with what’s on the ground

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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