The Daring Billionaire’s Wife

Vanessa

Though I can't stand Carmella right now, my biggest fear is she'll say something she shouldn't in Mia's presence and it makes my heart beat faster.

Carmella gives her shopping bags to the three bodyguards behind her, crosses her arms and scornfully looks at me from head to toe then fixes her gaze on my stomach.

"Well, well, well, who the fuck do we have here?" She sneers.

Mia gasps in shock behind me.

Quietly stepping out of the elevator, I roll my eyes at the first thing Carmella said to me.

She takes a few steps back but continues to stare right at my stomach.

"I came to shop for a new dress," she says. "I have a date with my boyfriend in two hours. I didn't know my shopping spree would be ruined."

"Is my stomach that captivating?" I smirk.

She scoffs. "I'm just wondering why you're still not showing."

"It hasn't been that long. Are you that dumb?"

"You know what I think?" She pokes her cheek. "There's absolutely nothing in there and you're just taking advantage of Dominic. That's the only reason he came with you on that trip." I sigh. "That's where you're wrong. It was more than that."

"Oh, right!" She chuckles mockingly. "He came to spend time with your dad, that walking corpse!"

Triggered, I slap her across the face and she falls into the arms of her bodyguard, who drops his shopping bag.

Before she can even recover from her shock, I step forward, grabbing her by the collar for more slaps.

"How dare you disrespect my father?" My voice trembles with rage.

makes no difference that she attempts to shield her face with her arms. Two more slaps still land right on

idiots!" she yells at

at all three of her bodyguards, I say, "Dare get in my way and

unison, including the one still

Mia pulls me away and

she

and holy shit! I have so many

few deep breaths, trying so hard

bodyguard, then pushes them all as she yells, "You're all useless. What the fuck are

from your ex-husband. Otherwise, I would've told them to go home right now." She raises her

I smirk, my breath extremely

special for him

just proved you wrong. What more do

seems that my response only angers her as she attempts to launch herself

you're doing?" She

continues to hold me back but I pull away and step

time you disrespect my father, I'll fuck you up so bad you won't be able to look in the mirror for a while. I dare you

chuckle, doing my best

us with concern. knew he'd be in town for his forced date with Carmella, just didn't think he'd come so soon and right where we are.

smiles with relief as the bodyguards let her go, her eyes fixed on Dominic as he closes the distance between the two of them. "Babe, I'm so glad you're here!" she says to him, pulling her messy hair away from her face. "This bitch slapped me five times! Just look at what she did to

and clear she is as she faces him for a clear view of what I just did to her, he runs past her and comes straight to me, placing his hands on

Dominic

so hard to get my attention. Vanessa's face is so red with rage that I even fear to ask what's going on, but

are you okay? What happened?"

compose herself, then quietly says,

as I shake my head, hating that they met and Vanessa got to hear such

sigh and hold Vanessa's