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.

to meet her gaze, I say,

company and then you would have no use for me." Her voice trembles a little. "You planned to divorce me so you could

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

away again with a chuckle

That's okay," she says. "I still

She's clearly

to explain myself, she says, "Anyway, Mike should be expecting us soon. We should get ready

"Vanessa-"

do." She walks away in a hurry to the elevator, her voice trembling.

she covers her mouth and lowers her head,

jaw in frustration, hating that

a few times, giving it a few minutes before I

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

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

myself with a few deep breaths, I pick up my necktie, then

the urge to call Carmella and ask her why she did it, but that would just be what she wants - to

Right now, it feels like one of the most

could say when I get to her door, but

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 a small delay between that and

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

waiting," she says, her tone

with time, things will get better, so I wait righ in the same spot, thinking of all the ways I can

minutes later, I hear her coming closer to the door and that makes me fix my posture as I

a thigh slit, some smoky eyeshadow and a glossy nude lipstick. She doesn't even look at me as she closes

feel the tension between us and to break the ice, I

leads the way to the

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