The Daring Billionaire’s Wife

Chapter 106

Dominic

Vanessa just keeps staring at me and parts her lips to speak, but it seems she can't find her words.

"Hey, tell me what happened." My voice is urgent.

Shutting her eyes, she says, "I was in the ladies' room and Carmella passed by the bodyguards only because she was in disguise and I was the only one who could identify her."

Disappointed in the bodyguards, I say, "Then what's the point of having bodyguards if-"

"I'm not finished," she cuts me off, her tone a little harsh. "There was a moment where I thought she was going to attack me with an object or whatever because she lowered her hand and in the pocket of her coat, but she chose not to do so. She said it was because she had something else that would hurt even more."

"And what was that?" I cross my arms.

Opening her eyes, she says, "She had something to say."

I shake my head dismissively and raise my eyebrows. "What could she possibly have said that would hurt you?"

As I get closer to her, she takes a few steps back. She clearly doesn't want me near her.

With a painful smile, she says, "She told me that even before we got married, you planned to divorce me in a few months."

My heart instantly starts racing as I uncross my arms, my eyes going round a little in panic. Shit!

"Is it true?" she asks.

"Whatever Carmella-"

answer my question,"

meet her

to take over the company and then you would have no use for me." Her voice trembles a little. "You planned to divorce me so you could marry her." With a regretful sigh as I feel my body temperature rising,

into this marriage, it was supposed to be for the rest of our lives even when you told me on our first meeting that you had

away again with a

know what? That's okay," she says. "I still know

know she's lying to me. She's clearly hurt by this

Mike should be expecting us soon. We

"Vanessa-"

getting ready by now because I take longer than you do." She walks away in a hurry to the elevator, her voice trembling. "I'll be

when she covers her mouth and lowers her head,

in frustration, hating that she found out

even pace a few times, giving it a few minutes before I

stop thinking about what happened. If only the bodyguards had done their job, Carmella wouldn't have gotten the chance to get close to Vanessa

the floor, thinking about the expression in

deep breaths, I pick

face. I have the urge to call Carmella and ask her why she did it, but that would just be what she

walk out and get to Vanessa's bedroom door. Right now, it feels like one of the most difficult

get to her door, but nothing comes out right and

45 minutes for me to feel like I'm ready to speak to her with all this guilt, so I finally get to her door and knock on it, with

you always take.

waiting," she says, her tone

steps back and leaning against the wall on the other side. She's mad at me and doesn't even have to say it. I make myself believe that with time, things will get better, so I wait righ in the same spot, thinking of all the ways I can explain myself to her. It might not

the door and that makes me

in a short purple dress with a thigh slit, some smoky eyeshadow and a glossy nude lipstick. She doesn't even

us and to break the ice, I smirk and

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