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 her

eyes at me

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

inside,” 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.

Miller to examine her first so I thought I

her

“I know”

seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her

I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella

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

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never

most. but it doesn’t feel that way and

it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t

to be the only way for me not to put pressure on

to myself in this living room. I can only

any of his parents to come over

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

he brought me were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what

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

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 but I’m

her to return from outside,

was all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth

things to him. None of this was my intention. I

the

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few minutes later, they both walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking

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

we’re alone.

finally see the house, my mother–in–law says to

Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy sigh.

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

our heads in her direction and she covers her mouth with a

don’t mind me, you two. She waves her hand

again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring

the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one

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

will find me here. Show

look away from

what’s on the

how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all the way. I don’t

smiling as she watches us. When I

it’s just the two of us. Of course, the maidservants are around but I don’t

feel his

I don’t look up at him. I

kitchen, he