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.

difference that she attempts to shield her face with

something, you fucking idiots!" she yells at

her bodyguards, I say, "Dare get in my

say in unison, including the one still

pulls me away and says, "That's enough. This isn't

you hear what she said about my

definitely heard every word and holy shit! I have

deep breaths, trying so hard to

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

ex-husband. Otherwise, I would've told them

I smirk,

special for him to

wrong. What more

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

you're doing?" She grunts.

my arms, standing in place as Mia continues to hold me back but I pull away and

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

chuckle, doing my best to

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

and smiles with relief as 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 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 heart

Dominic

that she's trying so hard to get my attention. Vanessa's face is so red with rage that I even

you okay? What happened?"

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

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

sigh and hold Vanessa's hand,