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.

something, you fucking idiots!" she yells

three of her bodyguards, I say, "Dare get in

unison, including the one

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

what she

shit! I have

breaths, trying so hard to calm

"You're all useless. What the fuck are you here for if

would've told them to go home right now." She

everything." I smirk, my

You're not that special for him to tell you about my private

proved you wrong. What more

herself at me but before she can get

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

to hold me back but I pull away and

able to look in the mirror for a while. I dare you to give

chuckle, doing my best

with concern. knew he'd be in town for his forced date with Carmella, just didn't think he'd

the distance between the two of them. "Babe, I'm so glad

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

Dominic

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

are you okay? What

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

my head, hating that they met and Vanessa got to hear such hurtful

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