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.

face with her arms. Two more slaps still land right on her

fucking idiots!" she yells at

bodyguards, I say, "Dare get in my

unison, including the one still

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

what she said about

definitely heard every word and holy shit! I have so many questions, but you're

deep breaths, trying so hard to calm

useless. What the fuck are you

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

me everything." I

not that special for him to tell you about my private

proved you wrong. What more do

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

standing in place as Mia continues to hold me back

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.

chuckle, doing my best to hide

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

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 says to him, pulling her

runs past her and comes straight to me, placing his hands on my shoulders with concern and my heart skips a beat

Dominic

so red 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 concerned that place my hands on her shoulders and

okay? What

then

I shake my head, hating that they met and Vanessa

I sigh and hold Vanessa's hand, leading her to the elevator on the other side so we don't have to go