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.

meet her gaze, I say,

would have no use for me." Her voice trembles a little. "You planned to divorce me so you could marry her." With

the rest of our lives even when you told me on our first meeting that you

away again with a chuckle

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

me. She's clearly hurt by this and it's

explain myself, she says, "Anyway, Mike should be expecting us

"Vanessa-"

you do." She walks away in a hurry to the

attempt to call her name again but stop myself when she covers her mouth

my jaw in frustration, hating

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

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

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 do I

few deep breaths, I pick up my necktie, then try

finally doing it 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

to just walk out and get to Vanessa's bedroom door. Right now,

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

me to feel like I'm ready to speak to her with all this guilt, so I

you're almost ready. I know how long you always take.

she says, her

taking a few 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

door and that makes me fix my posture as I step away from

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

feel the tension between us and to break the ice, I smirk and say. "Glossy lipstick looks great on

leads the way to the elevator

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