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

you fucking idiots!"

bodyguards, I say, "Dare get in my way and

unison, including the

me away and says, "That's enough. This isn't good for

what she said about my

word and holy shit! I have so many questions,

a few deep breaths, trying so hard to calm

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

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

I smirk, my

special for him

you wrong. What more do you need

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

think you're doing?" She grunts.

Mia continues to hold me back but I pull away and step forward,

to look in the mirror for a while.

thought." I chuckle, doing my

end 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

two of them. "Babe, I'm so glad you're here!" she says

to her, he runs past her and comes straight to me, placing his hands on my shoulders

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 so concerned that place my hands on her shoulders and

are you okay? What happened?"

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

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

the time, so I sigh and hold Vanessa's hand, leading her to the elevator on the other side