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

fucking idiots!" she yells at

bodyguards, I say, "Dare get in my way and

ma'am!" they say in unison, including the

Mia pulls me away and says,

what she said about

heard every word and holy shit! I have so many questions,

take a few deep breaths, trying so hard to calm

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

lucky they protect you from your ex-husband. Otherwise, I would've told them to

tells me everything." I smirk, my breath

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

proved you wrong. What more

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

think you're doing?" She

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

to look in the mirror for a while. I dare you to give it a try right now. Come on." She grits

I chuckle, doing my best to hide my

elevator doors open and Dominic steps out, running towards us with concern. knew he'd be in town for his forced date with Carmella, just didn't think he'd come so

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

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

Dominic

so red with rage that I even fear to ask what's going on, but I'm so concerned that place my

are you okay? What happened?" I

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

head, hating that they met and Vanessa got to

and hold Vanessa's hand, leading her to the elevator on the other side so we don't have