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.

fucking idiots!"

her bodyguards, I say, "Dare

they say in unison, including the one still

pulls me away and says, "That's enough. This

what she

heard every word and holy shit! I have

breaths, trying so hard to

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

You're lucky they protect you from your ex-husband. Otherwise, I would've

tells me everything." I smirk,

You're not that special for him to tell you

What more do you need to

to launch herself at me but before she can get too close, the bodyguards

do you think you're doing?" She

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

for a while. I dare you to give it a try

thought." I chuckle, doing my best

with concern. knew he'd be in

with relief as the bodyguards let her go, her eyes fixed on 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 slapped me five times! Just look

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

Dominic

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 on her shoulders and I

What happened?" I ask

then quietly says, "She called my

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

want to lash out at Carmella, this isn't the time, so I sigh and hold Vanessa's hand, leading her to the elevator on the other side so