The Daring Billionaire’s Wife novel (Vanessa and Dominic) novel 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-"

"Just answer my question," she cuts me off.

Failing to meet her gaze, I say, "Yes."

"Your only 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, "Vanessa-"

"I know that you two aren't together anymore, so I can't say for sure what your plans are now. But it was shocking to find out that those were your plans before. When I was getting 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 no choice but to accept this. Now I wonder how many times you looked at me, counting down to the moment when you would serve me those divorce papers."

She looks away again with a chuckle that sounds so sad.

"You know what? That's okay," she says. "I still know what I'm here for."

I know she's lying to me. She's clearly hurt by this and it's to be expected.

Just as I attempt to explain myself, she says, "Anyway, Mike should be expecting us soon. We should get ready and go."

"Vanessa-"

"I should've started 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 quick."

I attempt to call her name again but stop myself when she covers her mouth and lowers her head, like she's trying to hold back her emotions.

I clench my jaw in frustration, hating that she found out about this.

I even pace a few times, giving it a few minutes before I head to the elevator.

Even as I get ready, I can't 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 but on the other hand, she was in disguise.