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.

that she attempts to shield her face with her arms. Two more slaps still land right

fucking idiots!" she yells at

at all three of her bodyguards, I say, "Dare get in my

they say in unison, including the one still holding

five slaps, Mia pulls me away and says,

she

word and holy shit! I have

take a few deep breaths, trying so hard to calm

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

ex-husband. Otherwise, I would've told them to go home right now." She raises her eyebrows in shock

me everything." I smirk, my breath extremely

that special for him

just proved you wrong. What more do you need to

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

do you think you're

standing in place as Mia continues to hold me back but I

mirror for a while. I

chuckle, doing my best to hide

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

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

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

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 on her shoulders and I can feel her tremble

okay? What happened?" I ask

compose herself, then quietly says, "She called my

head, hating

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