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.

that she attempts to shield her face with

idiots!" she

her bodyguards, I say, "Dare

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

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

what she said

shit! I have

a few deep breaths, trying so hard to calm

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

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

I smirk, my breath extremely

for him to

What more do you need to

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 her

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

standing in place as Mia continues to hold me back but I

next time you 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

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

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

runs past her and comes straight to me, placing his

Dominic

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

okay? What happened?"

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

eyes tightly as I shake my head, hating that

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