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.

no difference that she attempts to shield her face with her arms. Two more

something, you fucking idiots!" she yells

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

say in unison, including the one still holding

me away and says, "That's

you hear what she said

every word and holy shit! I have so many questions, but you're

take a 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

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

tells me everything." I smirk, my

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

wrong. What more do you need

seems that my response only angers her as she attempts to launch herself at me but before she can get too close, the bodyguards pull

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

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

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 her teeth, unable

doing my best

he'd be in town for his forced date with Carmella, just didn't think he'd come

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

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

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

you okay? What happened?"

then quietly says,

my eyes tightly as I shake my head, hating

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