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.

makes no difference that she attempts to shield her face with her

something, you fucking idiots!" she yells at

bodyguards, I say, "Dare

they say in unison, including

of five slaps, Mia pulls me away and says, "That's enough. This isn't good for

what she said about

heard every word and holy shit! I have so many

a few deep breaths,

them all as she yells, "You're all useless.

me because Dominic is my husband. You're lucky they protect you from your ex-husband. Otherwise, I would've told them to

everything." I

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

you wrong. What more do you

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

you think you're

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

mirror for a while. I dare

thought." I chuckle, doing my

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

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

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

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

you okay? What happened?"

moment to compose herself, then quietly says, "She called my dad

shut my eyes tightly as I shake my head, hating that they met and

time, so I sigh and hold Vanessa's hand,