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.

shield her face with her arms. Two

something, you fucking idiots!" she yells

bodyguards, I say, "Dare get in my way

in unison, including the one still holding

a total of five slaps, Mia pulls me away and

what she said about my

and holy shit! I

few deep breaths, trying so hard to calm

all as she yells, "You're all useless. What the

Dominic is my husband. You're lucky they protect you from your ex-husband. Otherwise, I would've told them to go home right

tells me everything." I smirk, my breath extremely

You're not that special for him to tell you

just proved you wrong. What more do you need

only angers her as she attempts to launch herself at me but before she can get

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

continues to hold me back

fuck you up so bad you won't be able to look in the mirror for a while. I dare you to give it a try right now. Come on." She grits

what I thought." I chuckle, doing my best to hide my

of 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

and 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

to her, he runs past her and comes straight to me, placing his hands on my shoulders with concern and my heart skips a beat

Dominic

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 and

are you okay? What happened?" I

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

my eyes tightly as I shake my head, hating that they met

Vanessa's hand, leading