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

idiots!" she yells at

say, "Dare get in my way and

unison, including

a total of five slaps, Mia pulls me away and

she

heard every word and holy shit! I have so many questions,

breaths, trying

bodyguard, then pushes them all as she yells, "You're all useless. What

you, they listen to me because Dominic 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

I smirk, my

not that special for him to tell you about

What more do you need to

herself

the fuck do you think you're doing?" She

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

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 her teeth,

doing my best

open and Dominic steps out, running towards us with concern. knew he'd be in town for his forced date with

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

as she faces him for 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 with concern and my heart skips a beat

Dominic

so red with rage that

you okay? What happened?"

away for a moment to compose herself, then quietly

shut my eyes tightly as I shake my head, hating that

and hold Vanessa's hand, leading her to the elevator on