The conference hall buzzed with chatter, champagne glasses clinking, and laughter floating under the chandeliers. Gia stood at Rio's side, her hand resting protectively over her baby bump.
She was nearing her due month.
It's been a few days since the whole incident happened, and they had all put it behind them. Right now, she was watching the spectacle in front of her with a smile. Until…
Whitney's heels clicked across the marble floor, her red lips curling into a smirk the second she saw them.
"Well, well," Whitney purred, striding closer. "If it isn't Rio and his little charity case."
They both turned to the voice, and their smiles died so quickly.
Whitney's face looked so terrible with the heavy amount of makeup she used to hide the bruises underneath. Her hand had s
