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?”

mean?” She narrows

eyes at me

like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant

we walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house yet. How could you let

Doctor Miller to examine her first so I thought I could just

could’ve still taken her around the

“I know”

hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around

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

house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give me

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain

most. but it doesn’t feel that way and

a few days at leaves me a little

the only way for me

living room.

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

eyes meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something

just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me

he can’t say no because

others who care around me,

as I wait for her to return from

to see the house when I was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make him do

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

the

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both walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while

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

we’re alone.

the

and he

make that face. You had no problem carrying her

both jerk our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth

don’t mind me, you two.

look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and

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

his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into

on. You two love birds will find me here. Show her

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

what’s

I haven’t yet seen this mansion house, 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.

out of the living room, 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.

at the corner, the sight of her is gone and now it’s just the two of us. Of course, the maidservants are around but I

feel his

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

he brings me to the kitchen, he