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

idiots!" she yells at

say, "Dare get

ma'am!" they say in unison,

slaps, Mia pulls me away and says,

she said about my

heard every word and holy shit! I have so many

take a few deep breaths, trying so hard to

away from her bodyguard, then pushes them all as she yells, "You're all useless. What the fuck are you here for if you can't even do one

they protect you from your ex-husband. 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

everything." I smirk,

that special for him to tell

you wrong. What more do you need

as she attempts to launch herself at

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

hold me back but I

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

I thought." I chuckle, doing my best to

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 soon and right where we are.

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 away from

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 skips

Dominic

right now, or that she's trying so hard to get my attention. Vanessa's face is so red with rage that I even fear to ask what's going on, but I'm so

What happened?" I

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

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

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