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.

difference that she attempts to shield her face with her arms. Two

you fucking idiots!" she yells at

three of her bodyguards, I say, "Dare get in my

in unison, including the one still holding

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

hear what she said about my

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

breaths, trying so hard to calm

away from her bodyguard, then pushes them all as she yells, "You're all useless. What the fuck are you here for if

from your ex-husband. Otherwise, I would've

everything." I smirk, my breath

him to tell

wrong. What more do you need

her as she attempts to launch herself

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

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

fuck you up so bad you won't be able to look in the mirror for a while. I dare

I chuckle, doing my

the hallway, the elevator doors open and Dominic steps out, running towards us with concern. knew he'd be in town for his forced date with Carmella,

fixed on Dominic as he closes the distance between the two of them. "Babe, I'm so

view of what I just did to her, he runs past her and comes straight to me, placing his hands on my shoulders with

Dominic

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 I

are you okay? What happened?" I ask

looks away for a moment to compose herself, then quietly says,

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

lash out at Carmella, this isn't the time, so I sigh and hold Vanessa's hand, leading her to