The Daring Billionaire’s Wife by Lypstical

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.

“I told you not to work right now,” she says. “Come back inside with me.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

that supposed to mean?”

eyes at me

so I soften it a little. “I meant to

she says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How could you let that happen!”

I wanted to call Doctor Miller to examine her first so I thought I could just keep her in the living

her around the

“I know”

do it now. She seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her like that.

further about Vanessa and it’s taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment

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

Vaness

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

it doesn’t feel that

serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves

it seems to be the only way for me not

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

mean for any of his parents

like I’ve prevented him

That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but was just trying to mess with me.

thought of making him do things for me and he can’t say no because of his parents

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 me like a baby

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

house when I was all better. I guess I

know he’s a jerk but I’ll have to explain things 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 he doesn’t even

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

we’re alone.

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

steps away from Dominic and he approaches

my son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem carrying her during

in her direction and she covers her mouth with a giggle.

me, you two. She waves her

Dominic looks away from her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually

mine and slides his arm under

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

on. You two love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her back to

me look away

can start with what’s on the

seen this mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s

like she’s smiling as she watches us. When I poke my head to the side to see her, it turns out I’m right. She even brings her hands together

corner, the sight of her is gone and now it’s just the

feel his

when I don’t look up at him. I feel his eyes on

to the kitchen, he instructs everyone