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.

face with her arms. Two more slaps still land right

idiots!" she yells at her

bodyguards, I say, "Dare get in my way

they say in unison, including the

of five slaps, Mia pulls me away and says, "That's enough.

hear what she said

word and holy shit! I have so many questions,

a few deep breaths, trying so

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

they listen to you, they listen to me because Dominic is my husband. You're lucky they protect you from your ex-husband. Otherwise, I would've

tells me everything." I smirk, my breath extremely

not that special for him to tell you about my private

just proved you wrong. What more do you need to

my response only angers her as she attempts to launch herself at me but before

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

as Mia continues to hold me back but

look in the mirror for a while. I dare

thought." I chuckle, doing my

he'd be in town for his forced date with Carmella,

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

to her, he runs past

Dominic

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

are you okay? What

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

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

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