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.

face with her arms. Two more slaps still land right

you fucking idiots!" she

I say,

in unison, including the one

slaps, Mia pulls me away and says,

what she said about

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

take a few deep breaths,

all as she yells, "You're all useless. What the fuck are you here for if

from your ex-husband. Otherwise, I would've told them to go home right now." She

everything." I smirk, my breath

not that special for him to tell you about

proved you wrong. What more do

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

you think you're doing?" She grunts. "Let me

as Mia continues to hold me

be able to look in the mirror for

chuckle, doing my best to hide

running towards us with concern. knew he'd be in town for his forced date with Carmella, just didn't think he'd come

back and smiles 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 at what she did to my

to her, he runs past her and comes straight to me, placing his hands on my shoulders with concern and my heart skips a beat

Dominic

or that she's trying so hard to get my attention. Vanessa's face is so red with rage that

What happened?" I

to compose herself, then quietly

my head, hating that they met and Vanessa got

hold Vanessa's hand, leading her to the elevator on the other side so we