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.

to shield her face with her arms. Two more slaps still

fucking idiots!" she yells at her

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

they say in unison,

of five slaps, Mia pulls me away and says,

what she said

and holy shit! I have so many

few deep breaths, trying so hard

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

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

everything." I

impossible! You're not that special for him to tell

What

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

you think you're doing?" She

me back but I

in the mirror for a while. I dare you to give it a try right now. Come

chuckle, doing my best to hide

the elevator doors open and Dominic steps out, running towards us with concern. knew he'd be in

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

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

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

What happened?" I ask

looks away for a moment to compose herself, then quietly says,

eyes tightly as I shake my head, hating that they met and Vanessa got to hear such

Carmella, this isn't the time, so I sigh and hold Vanessa's hand, leading her to the elevator on the other side