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.

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

fucking idiots!" she yells at

I say,

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

pulls me away and says,

what she said about

every word and holy shit! I have so many

take a few deep breaths, trying

all useless. What the

Dominic is my husband. You're lucky 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

me everything." I smirk,

not that special for him to tell you about my private

wrong. What more do you

only angers her as she attempts to launch herself at me but before she can get too

the fuck do you think you're doing?"

place as Mia continues to hold me back but I pull away and step

for a while. I dare you to give it a try right now. Come on." She grits her teeth, unable

chuckle, doing

towards us with concern. knew he'd be in town for his forced date with Carmella, just didn't think he'd come so

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

and clear she is as 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

Dominic

Vanessa's face is so red with rage that I even fear to ask what's going on, but I'm so concerned that place my hands on her shoulders and I can feel her tremble with

are you okay? What happened?"

compose herself, then quietly says, "She called

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

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