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?”

supposed to mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant

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

first so I thought I could just keep her

could’ve still taken her

“I know”

I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around

need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen,

her. It’ll give me the

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in

but it doesn’t feel

Miller said it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to

only way for me not to put

living room. I can only imagine how furious

his parents to come over here

feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something

at him for what he did to me earlier when he

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

so glad I still have others who care around me,

from outside, I already know what the outcome

I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll

a jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention. I just hope he’ll believe me.

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holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems

has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air. I’ll get

we’re alone.

you can finally see the house, my

steps away from Dominic and he

that face. You had no problem carrying her during your honeymoon!”

her direction and she covers her mouth

mind me, you two. She waves

moment 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

rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my

gasp, I wrap my arms around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into

me here. Show her around quickly

he says, his tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze.

start with what’s

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

my mother–in–law aghs calmly and it feels 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 in

her is gone and now it’s just the two of us. Of course, the maidservants are around but I don’t even pay

feel his

him. I feel his eyes

kitchen,