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.

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

idiots!"

say, "Dare get in

unison, including the one still

me away

what she

shit! I have so many questions,

breaths, trying so hard to

useless. What the fuck are you here

I would've told them to go home right now." She raises her eyebrows in shock massaging her red cheeks. "How the hell do you know about

I smirk,

You're not that special for him to tell you

What more do

response only angers her as she attempts to launch herself at me but

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

to hold me back but I pull away

the mirror for a while.

thought." I chuckle, doing my

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

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

for a clear view of what I just did to her, he runs past her and comes straight to me, placing his hands

Dominic

so red with rage that I even fear to ask

you okay? What happened?"

herself, then quietly says, "She called my

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

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 we don't have to go