Massimo's POV "You're joking right?! This is ridiculous!" Bianca yelled, her voice echoing through the hallway like a wounded animal. “I'm the one you'll be marrying! How can you go with her?!” Her face was twisted with fury, eyes blazing as she pointed a manicured finger at Isabella. I stood there, hands in my pockets, watching her unravel. The anger rolling off her didn't move me one bit. She'd always been loud when she didn't get her way. "You should know why I'm still keeping you around, Bianca," I said calmly, my voice low and steady. "The only reason you're not dead is because of your father." She blinked hard, like she couldn't believe the words had come out of my mouth. Her perfectly painted lips parted, but no sound came at first. Isabella stood a few feet away, arms still f

