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-"

question,"

meet her

interest was 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, I say,

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

looks away again with a chuckle

okay," she says. "I still know what

lying to me. She's clearly hurt by

"Anyway, Mike should be expecting us soon. We should get ready and

"Vanessa-"

She walks away in a hurry to

name again but stop myself when she covers her mouth and lowers her head, like

jaw in frustration, hating that she found out

it a few minutes before I head to

bodyguards had done their job, Carmella wouldn't have gotten the chance to get close to

just focus on it. Irritated, I take it off and slam it on the floor, thinking about the expression in Vanessa's eyes and the tone of her voice when I was in the living room with her. Why

few deep breaths, I

right can get rid of the scowl on my face. I have the urge to call Carmella and ask her why she did it, but that would just be what she wants

all dressed up and ready to leave, I can't seem to just walk out and get to Vanessa's bedroom door. Right now, it feels like one of the most difficult things I've ever done. It must be because I'm filled with

of my mirror, I try out a few lines of what I could say when I get to her door, but nothing comes out right and I ruffle my perfectly styled hair, making

ready to speak to her with all this guilt, so I finally get to her door and knock on it, with a small delay between that

how long you always take. I

waiting," she says, her

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.

her coming closer to the door and that makes me fix my posture as

sexy. She's in a short purple dress with a thigh slit, some smoky eyeshadow and a glossy nude lipstick. She doesn't even look at me as she closes the door, flipping her hair styled in loose

ice, I

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