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 her arms. Two

idiots!" she yells at

of her bodyguards, I say, "Dare get

they say in unison, including

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

you hear what she said

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

breaths,

them all as she yells, "You're all useless. What the

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 you know

I smirk, my breath

impossible! You're not that special for him to tell

What more do you need to

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

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

continues to hold me back but I pull away and step

in the mirror for a

I chuckle, doing my best to hide my

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

between the two of them. "Babe, I'm so glad you're here!"

her, he runs past her and comes straight to me, placing his hands on my shoulders with concern

Dominic

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

are you okay? What happened?" I ask

compose herself, then

hating that they met and Vanessa got to

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