Chapter 49 Forty nine

DANIELLE'S P.O.V.

"Danielle Dawson is nothing more than a business venture to me."

Adrian's voice echoed in my head.

"You don't have to worry about anything happening between the both of us."

His statement kept on replaying in my head like a broken record, the memory bothering me, and fueling the fire of my anger the more that I recalled it.

What the actual fuck?

I was speechless, baffled, gobsmacked- At that moment, I was feeling every synonym of the emotion 'surprise'. I was utterly astounded by the demeaning statement that I had heard Adrian Valentino say.

What the hell?

Just who exactly, did he think he was?

I, Danielle Dawson, was merely a business venture to him?

So, marrying me benefited the Valentinos?

But how?

How did my marriage to Adrian benefit the Valentino empire?

I had no idea that they, the most powerful conglomerate in New York City, would be positively affected or impacted by a marriage alliance with my less prominent family. I never for once debated the idea, the th