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.

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

fucking idiots!"

say, "Dare get in my way and

ma'am!" they say in unison, including

slaps, Mia pulls me away and says,

what she said about my

shit! I have so many

a few deep breaths,

pushes them all as she yells, "You're all useless. What the fuck are you here for if you can't even do one

is my husband. You're lucky they protect you from your ex-husband. Otherwise, I would've told them to go home right now." She raises her eyebrows in shock

tells me everything." I

for him to tell you about

you wrong. What more do

that my response only angers her as she attempts to launch herself at me but before she can get too close, the bodyguards pull

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

my arms, standing in place as Mia continues to hold me back but I pull

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.

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

he'd be in town for his forced

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

a clear view of what I just did to her, he runs past her and comes straight to me, placing his hands on my shoulders

Dominic

care that Carmella's face looks so red right now, or that she's trying so hard to get my attention. Vanessa's face is so red with rage

okay? What happened?"

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

I shake my head, hating that they met and

Vanessa's hand, leading her to the elevator on the other side so