The Daring Billionaire’s Wife by Lypstical

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.

It makes no difference that she attempts to shield her face with her arms. Two more slaps still land right on her cheeks.

fucking idiots!" she yells at her

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

unison, including the one still holding

of five slaps, Mia pulls me away and says,

hear what she said about my

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

take a few deep breaths, trying so hard to calm

them all as she yells, "You're all useless. What the fuck are you here for if you can't even do one thing

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 you

I smirk, my

for him to tell you about

wrong. What more do you need

she attempts to launch herself at me but before

the fuck do you think you're doing?"

arms, standing in place as Mia continues to hold me back but

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

thought." I chuckle, doing my best

the other end of 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, just didn't think he'd come so soon and right where

looks back and smiles with relief 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 messy hair away from her face. "This bitch slapped me five times! Just look at

and clear she is

Qu

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

Dominic

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 t place my hands on her shoulders and

okay? What happened?" I

then quietly says, "She called my dad

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

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