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?”

to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften

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

examine her first so I

still taken her around

“I know”

now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around I make difference.”

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

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

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never experienced

feel

it should go away in a few days

for now, it seems to be the only way for me not to put pressure on

to myself in this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic must

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

it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

were tasty. 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

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

father couldn’t make it here 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

her to return from outside, I already know

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

things to him. None of this was

the

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walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems

the closer he gets and I know he has a lot

we’re alone.

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

from Dominic and he approaches

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

jerk our heads in her direction and she covers her

two.

her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets

he’s close enough, he rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one resting right around my

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

go on. You two love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then

look away from his

start with what’s on the

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. 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

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

feel his

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

kitchen, he instructs