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.

attempts to shield her face with her

something, you fucking idiots!" she yells at her

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

unison, including the

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

you hear what she said

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

take a few deep breaths,

pulls away from her bodyguard, then pushes them all as she yells, "You're all useless. What the fuck are you here for if you can't even do

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

I smirk, my

impossible! You're not that special for him

you wrong. What more do

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

the fuck do you think you're doing?" She grunts. "Let

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

the mirror for a while. I dare you to

chuckle, doing my best to

knew he'd be in town for his forced date

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

and clear she is as she faces him for a clear view of what I just did to her, he runs past her and comes straight

Dominic

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 with

okay? What happened?" I ask

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

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

isn't the time, so I sigh and hold Vanessa's hand, leading