ISABELLA POVThe stage is high and I can feel and see everyone's eyes on me, my husband just auctioned for another woman, the mocking stares, the side laughter, I almost want to climb down but my eyes meet with Bianca seated at the far right, if she had enough money, she would take me right away.“For the stunning Mrs Deluca, we can begin at ten thousand dollars,” the host says and the room erupts into a mocking laughter“A hundred million” Dominic yells from his seat“I’m sorry Sir, but I assume you didn't pay attention to the rules, you paid for Miss Grace so you can't do the same for another woman” the host turns back to me“Fifty thousand dollars!” the older man with the scar from before yells from behind sending a smirk Dominic wayHis hands fold together in anger and to my surprise, Rafaelle raises his number plate.“Ten million dollars” he sends me a soft smile, always ready to rescue me and be the best of friends that he can be.“Fifty million dollars” the older man screams an
ISABELLA POVHe lets go of my lips, leaving a bruise in its wake, before my brain can comprehend, my hands raise and a slap is thrown across his face.A gasp is heard from the driver and he stops the car as we are already at home.My fingers shaking in anger, my brows drawn together, my eyes raise to meet his shocked and angry ones.I push the car door open in anger and walk into the dark house, I'm yet to renovate and it still looks the same as before, dark and brooding.The slam of the door halts me at the bottom of the stairs.“You won’t ever in your life do that again” he whispers his voice deep, low, and threatening.I turn to him, my eyes narrowed, “Dare me” I threaten back turning back to the stairs His steps are heavy and fast and he grips my arm stopping me, “why the fuck are you angry?””I saved you from Giovani, I brought you back home safe and sound” he calls out anger in his voice “You put me in the position to be saved!!” I yell back pulling my arms away from him my ey
ISABELLA POV“Mrs Deluca, Mr Deluca would like to see you in his office” Thelma walks into our bedroom as I pull on my suit for the day.I'm sure the office will be filled with gossip about what happened at the party, me, Grace, Dominic, and the auction, I should have scraped the auction when I had the chance if I knew it was going to come to this.“I’ll be there in a minute Thelma” I turn to her with a nodShe nervously wrings her hands turning to leave but turns back to me, her eyes worried.“What is it, Thelma? Is there something you want to tell me?” I raise a brow at her confused about why she's standing there like a kid about to beg for candy.“Sir Dominic hasn't always been like this” she whispers, “angry, arrogant” she bits her lip, “I held him when he was a baby, I mended his wounds when he was a teenager” she sighs her voice heavy, tears in her eyes, “He's a good boy, but his father” she shakes her head, immediately looking around to see if anyone is coming.The topic of his
ISABELLA POVI sink myself easily into work as soon as I'm at work, but today, I get distracted.The smell of Dominic whiffs into my nose randomly when my door opens and closes, welcoming people in, meeting my meeting.The thought of his half-naked body stains my mind and I put down the wrong numbers, his blue eyes the night in Monaco when he-”I sigh, “I have to get out of this office” I pick up my phone dialing Bianca's number.“Hey baby girl, WhatsUp” she calls into the phone“Where are you? I will literally come and meet you anywhere right now”She giggles, “I'm on set at that new boutique, I'll tell my manager you're coming,” she says immediately sensing my urgency.I sigh, turning to my assistant, “I’ll be gone for the rest of the day, I have dinner with my family tonight, so postpone the rest of my meeting for tomorrow”She nods, helping me pack up my bag, I walk out of the office early and the stares that follow are daunting, it's like everyone thinks they know what’s happenin
ISABELLA POV“Raffaelle” I call out surprised, “what are you doing here? “I was around the neighborhood and spotted those outside” he points outside to the 10 large bodyguards patrolling the streets and doors, Dominic assigned to me, “And I thought there's only no-one that moves with that much security in this city and decided to drop by and see you”I send him a sweet smile, “Dominic is just super paranoid” I turn to Bianca “You know Rafaelle, Dominic's best friend” I introduce again“I know, I saw him at the wedding and in Bali remember,” she sends him a sultry smile and he turns his attention to her raising her hands to meet his in a handshake.He places a kiss on the back of her hand their eyes locking, it almost feels like I'm interrupting some private moment.Her phone rings at that moment cutting them off, she turns to the phone a frown taking over her features, “it's my manager, I have a shoot in Paris tonight and I need to be on my flight” she pours turning to me.I nod, Ra
DOMINIC POV“And where is my wife at the moment?” I say talking the phone at her personal bodyguard as the car carries me home, It's 7 pm and I remember Thelma telling me this last night about dinner with her family, but she's yet to be home. “Uhm sir, she's at the skating rink,” he says his voice nervous “And?” I call, my voice low and threatening “Mr. Rafaelle brought her here, they are currently here together,” he says panic in his voice like they are doing something bad.I frown but dont think about it too much, Rafaelle is my friend and is probably trying to bring her more Tk my side and he is a very friendly man, he has always been the friendly one since high school and I the brooding one, I changed in high school, after my father-”I halt my thoughts turning to the driver, “We are heading to my wife instead” I instruct him watching him turn the car around, the others following.Easily we spot her cars and guards, I had doubled her so security since her exposure to the head C
ISABELLA POV“Is that jealousy in your voice I hear?” I raise a brow at him turning down at him as he finally removes my shoe.He pauses, turning to look up at me, “Do you think a man like me gets jealous? I'm the one married to you,” he stands up helping me up as our bodies mesh together, his fingers grab my waist pulling me forward as our breaths mesh with each other.“I’m the one who is going to fuck you and give you orgasm for the rest of your life, so tell me why would I be jealous of a man that can barely hold your hand? My best friend?” he raises a brow at me, his voice coming out in slow and deep whisper.“Dominic,” I say out loud, nervously and wanting, I want him to kiss me again, to roam his hands around my body.“Your parents will be in our House soon, we have to go” he lets go of me grabbing my arm and leading me outside.It would look like the president of a country was at the skating ring with the amount of cars and guards around the area.……..“So Matteo, I hear you ar
ISABELLA POV The air around the room for breakfast is tense, today, it's me and Dominic.“What plans do you have for today?” he raises a brow at me, ready to interrupt my plans I assume.“I have work,” I say rolling my eyes when a woman drops my plate of breakfast on the table I turn to her to say thank you when I see Thelma.“Thelma, thank God you're back,” I say with my hand on my chest.She sends me a smile, “you missed me that much?” her brows raise, “Mr Dominic paid for a trip to a spa for me and my family yesterday thanks to you mam” She smiles even wider “It was a great experience, thanks mam” she nods walking out.My eyes and mouth open in shock as I turn to Dominic's smirking face.“You said you fired her,” I say my eyes wide, shock coursing through me, “you lied to me”“For a good cause,” he replies eating his food calmly and raising his cup of coffee to his mouth.“No for your own gain” I reply my eyes narrowed, “I can't believe I fell for your tricks” I mutter rolling my
DOMINIC POV The ride back home is long and the sky darkens as we drive into the mansion. “Sir, Mrs Bella” her driver approached me with concern on his face but I stop him my eyes flaring with anger, I push the door open the reveal the house lit up with low lightning. The maids are closed for the day and the house seems empty but I know she’s home. Ready to throw my anger at her, I march up the stairs, pushing the bedroom door open but find the room empty. Panic sets in immediately, but blindsided by my anger I walk towards the office, pushing the door open but it’s empty. “Isabella!!” I yell out, my heart pounding in my chest in a panic, I walk down the stairs when I hear the sound of someone crying. My feet slow down, my ears filling with more sounds of sniffling, and my eyes move to the sliding door under the stairs leading to the pool. The door is open and right at the edge of the pool is Isabella, her feet inside the water, the blue lighting from the pool reflecting ba
DOMINIC POV “Set up a meeting with the shareholders this month and clear my schedule for the weekends, I will no longer be working through the weekends,” I say my voice deep and stern as I think through my decision. With Isabella’s pregnancy and the recent threats, I need to work from home more, I need to pay more attention to her and maybe try and fix our relationship, the longing looks, the anger, the ignoring game, it needs to stop with the introduction of our child into the world. I sigh heavily, my mind still on the threats, I think back to what my sisters said, although they denied all claims, all the evidence points to them. The times we received letters in the house were always after a public gathering or at a public gathering, nobody but my family could wage such a heavy war on me or Isabella, nobody dared to, I did ask around but there was denial from everyone. I sigh turning to the lump of documents on my table, and my eyes moves to my phone, I was getting updates
ISABELLA POV“Look what the cat dragged in, Home-wrecker” Grace mutters with a sly smile on her face.I roll my eyes, “Maybe you should go somewhere else Grace, the store is wide enough, let me be” I turn my eyes away from her turning back to the racks of clothing.“I can’t leave, I was here first, it was the same thing for Dominic’s life but here you are” She rolls her eyes turning to Rachel, “What are you doing here with this bitch anyway?”“Don’t call her that” Rachel mutters turning her eyes away from her, again trying to avoid any confrontation that would lead to us being found out.“Can you get out please Grace, we don’t have the time for your stupid drama, call up Dominic or something, and then he can cater to your needs” I spit the words out in anger but my voice cracks in sadness, again, if Dominic had some self-respect or some respect for me, he would keep his mistress on a leash but he gave her everything she desired.She was the original, I am only a copy, a trophy wife.
ISABELLA POVThe car comes to a stop in front of a rusty apartment complex, I share a look with Rachel.“With the amount of money our family has, it’s easy to fall in love with the idea of some genuine love” she shrugs, her eyes filled with sadness.“Come on” I place my arm around her shoulder walking into the building, I walk towards the elevator but she stops me.“What?” I turn to her with a frown, confused about why she stopped us, “Don’t tell me you are scared to face him?” I raise a brow at her, about to speak some sense into her.“No, it’s not that” she mutters shyly, looking down at the floor and avoiding my gaze.“Then what?” My fingers raise her face to meet mine, a brow raised in anticipation.She gulps, her eyes moving around the reception, “The elevator is bad, we have to use the stairs” she sighs, her face pink with embarrassment.“Oh your brother will kill this boy” I shake my head with a sigh, so not only did he get her pregnant and abandon her, but he doesn’t have the
ISABELLA POV“It’s true!!” She exclaims eyes wide with a mix of fear and anxiety, “The paint stained me in the first place and that’s why I had to change” She gulps, her eyes darting to me slightly before returning back to Madam DeLuca “But that looks like blood” Madam DeLuca's eyes flicker nervously between the blood stain and my tainted dress.“I’m fine, I am really” I reassure her with a nod, trying to act as calm as I can, quite the opposite of what I feel, quickly turning to Dominic to diffuse the situation, “You should go, I will be home soon” my fingers hold his in my grasp, our eyes meeting with each other, charged with an intensity I never thought he would feel towards me. But I guess the baby changes everything.He heaves a heavy sigh, his eyes scanning me one last time, his jaw clenched in frustration, “Fine I will go. But you have to be back soon, and a driver will pick you up, it’s not safe for you to drive” he says with a dismissive tone but filled with underlying conce
ISABELLA POV“Bella?” What are you doing here? He calls out and I turn to him, acting in shock as I pull out the earphones.“Well, what are you doing in Rachel’s bedroom in the middle of the day?” Madame DeLuca says her eyes trained on me but slightly moves to Rachel who has pulled out her earphones also.Francesca's frill voice surprised the silence “Will somebody say something? Anything?” Francesca screeches next to me, her eyes blazing with anticipation, her gaze filled with intensity as she waited for my answer.I hesitated, my voice faltering as I struggled to find an answer for them, “Well, I came here to “ I pause gulping my nervousness down, I turn to Rachel, her eyes filled with an expectant gaze, looking at me in anticipation to solve this issue for us. “Rachel needed help with some financial questions regarding the accounts” The lie rolls of my tongue smoothly, but my heart racing hoping they don’t catch in on us.“You know I’m not done with school yet, so I was confused” R
ISABELLA POV “Pregnant for real?” I raise a brow at her, “That is impossible, I can’t stand Dominic and vice versa, we have not even been on the same bed for ages now” I sigh leaning back on the couch Knock….knock. “Mam, the spa ladies are done setting up, they expect you outside soon” Madam Thelma’s voice echoes from behind the door. “I will be right down!!” I yell back, as her footsteps retract. “So what are we going to do now? You either tell Dominic the truth now and save yourself the drama or keep up with this lie and face the consequences later” Bianca sighs plopping down on the couch right next to me. I sigh when I hear my phone ding in my robe. “I think I’m bleeding, or losing the baby,” I read out the message from Rachel, my heart drums in my chest and I stand up immediately “What? What’s wrong?” Bianca raises a brow at me as I rush into the closet pulling out a dress. “It’s Rachel, something is happening, I have to get to her,” I say my voice filled with tension, fe
ISABELLA POV “My sisters,” he says simply leaning on the door I frown, “Your sisters? That is impossible, they wouldn’t send men to kill their own friend at their own party” I step out of the tub and he is quick to come and help me, shocking me. “I’m fine, I can do it myself” I distance myself from him. What’s the use of accepting his fake kindness due to some pregnancy that doesn’t exist, as soon as we reveal the truth, it will all end, and we can go back to being roommates, pretending to the world that we are in love. “Well I think it’s them, I confronted them earlier this morning and they acted quite suspicious, especially Rachel” he shrugs moving back to the doorway I roll my eyes at that, they are probably more worried he would find out about their nasty fake pregnancy plan they had with Grace and of course, Rachel would be nervous due to her being the pregnant one. “I still think you should investigate further, I don’t think they would go this far to just hurt me” “You
ISABELLA POV The morning sun blinds me immediately my eyes pull open, the main door cracks open and Thelma walks in with a tray in her hand. “Thelma” I mutter a slight frown on my face, my eyes move around the room not sensing Dominic, “Where is Dominic?” I ask as she walks to my bedside with the tea, “And when did you start serving me tea so early in the morning?” I frown at her Her smile is bright and wide, filled with a tease, “Mr Dominic told me about your condition, congratulations mam” she smiles widely, grabbing my feet and helping me into my slippers “Woah, is that why I’m getting all this special treatment?” I laugh, my eyes refusing to meet hers and conform to this lie Rachel and I have started. “Drink this, it will help with the morning sickness” She passes me the tea glass, the smell of ginger filtering into my nose. I thank her, drinking as much as I can and playing into the facade. “Do you know when Dominic will be back?” I frown I am sure he is still angry over