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?” She narrows her

eyes at me

I soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she need?”

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

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

taken her around the

“I know”

and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around

further about Vanessa and it’s 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

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

Vaness

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

most. but it doesn’t feel that way and it

know Dr Miller said it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated

to be the only way

living room. I can only imagine how furious

mean for any of his parents to come over here

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

him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but was just trying to mess

he can’t say no because of his parents

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.

wait for her to return from outside,

guess I should’ve kept my

but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this was my intention. I just hope

the

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at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like

he has a lot to say. I really need to clear the

we’re alone.

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

away from Dominic and he approaches me with a heavy sigh.

make that face. You had no problem carrying her during

heads in her direction and she covers her mouth

me, you two. She waves her

again and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my mother–in–law can’t even see

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

can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret

love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring

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

what’s

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

and it feels like she’s smiling as she watches us. When I poke

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

feel his

I don’t look up at him. I feel his

brings me to the kitchen, he instructs everyone