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.

makes no difference that she attempts to shield her face with her arms. Two more slaps still land right on

something, you fucking idiots!"

say, "Dare get in my way and

they say in unison,

slaps, Mia pulls me away and says, "That's

she said

word and holy shit! I have so many questions,

breaths, trying

away from her bodyguard, then pushes them all as she yells, "You're all useless. What the fuck are you

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

me everything." I

You're not that special for him to tell

just proved you wrong. What more do

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

do you think you're

hold me back but I pull away and step forward, staring right into Carmella's

disrespect my father, I'll fuck you up so bad you 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

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

steps out, running towards us with concern. knew he'd be in town for his forced

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

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 a beat as

Dominic

is so red with rage that I even fear to ask

okay? What

compose herself, then quietly says, "She called my dad

hating that they

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