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 land

idiots!" she yells at

her bodyguards, I say,

say in unison, including the one still holding

pulls me away and says, "That's

you hear what she said about my

and holy shit! I have so many questions, but

take a few deep breaths,

useless. What the fuck are you here for if

You're lucky they protect you from your ex-husband. Otherwise, I would've told them to go home right now." She raises her

tells me everything." I

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

just proved you wrong. What more do you need

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

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

to hold me back but I pull away and step forward, staring right into

won't be able to look in the mirror for a while. I dare you to give it a try right now. Come on." She grits her teeth,

what I thought." I chuckle, doing my best to

us with concern. knew he'd be in town for his forced date with Carmella,

on Dominic as he closes the distance between the two of them. "Babe, I'm so glad you're here!" she says to him,

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 to me, placing his hands on my shoulders with concern and my

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

What happened?"

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

head, hating that they met and Vanessa got to hear

the time, so I sigh and hold Vanessa's hand, leading her to the elevator on the other side