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.

she attempts to shield her face with her arms. Two more slaps still land right on

idiots!" she yells at

all three of her bodyguards, I say, "Dare

ma'am!" they say in unison, including

slaps, Mia pulls me away and says, "That's

hear what she said

I have

few deep breaths, trying so

all useless. What the fuck are you here for if you can't

I would've told them to go home right now." She raises her eyebrows in shock massaging

me everything." I smirk, my breath extremely

impossible! You're not that special for him to tell

you wrong. What more do you need

only angers her as she attempts to launch herself

do you think you're doing?" She grunts. "Let me

Mia continues to hold me back but

you won't be able to look in the mirror for a while. I dare you to give

I thought." I chuckle, doing my

the hallway, the elevator doors open and Dominic steps out, running towards 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. Why is he

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

a clear view of what I just did to her, he runs past her and comes straight

Dominic

looks so red right now, or that she's trying 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 I'm so concerned that place my hands on her shoulders

you okay? What happened?" I ask

a moment to compose herself, then quietly says, "She called my dad a

hating that they met

isn't the time, so I sigh and hold Vanessa's hand, leading her to the elevator on the other side so we