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

you fucking idiots!" she yells at her

say, "Dare get in my

they say in unison, including

slaps, Mia pulls me away

she said

word and holy shit! I have

few deep breaths, trying

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

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 told them to go home right now." She raises her eyebrows in shock

tells me everything." I smirk, my

special for him to tell you about

proved you wrong. What more do you need

attempts to launch herself at me but before she can get

fuck do you think you're doing?"

in place as Mia continues to hold me back but I pull away and step forward, staring right

won't be able to look in the mirror for a while. I dare you to give it a try right now. Come on."

I thought." I chuckle, doing

running towards us with concern. knew he'd be in town for

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

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

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 that I even fear to ask what's going on, but I'm so concerned that place my hands

you okay? What happened?"

then quietly says, "She called my dad a

shake my head, hating that

sigh and hold Vanessa's hand, leading her to the elevator on the other side so we don't have to