Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 1 He's Back

"Get an abortion!"

Bella Jones heard a familiar voice as she passed by the stairs at the hospital.

Dominic Miller?

Was he finally back after three years?

Bella held her breath as she stopped. She felt a little guilty for eavesdropping.

She heard the sound of a woman sobbing as she pleaded, "I don't want to abort my baby... Please..."

"You can always have another one in the future." The man spoke coldly, showing no intention of comforting her. The decision was final.

Dominic had returned. He even brought a pregnant woman with him.

Feeling uneasy, Bella couldn't stand eavesdropping any further and fled the scene.

...

phone number from her phone. However, she couldn't bring herself

this time around. He

Jones, aren't you getting off work?" asked

I still have

returned. Therefore, she specifically stayed in the hospital until

under the same roof for 19 years. In their case, "strangers" meant they had no blood relations. They were

she had secretly drawn of him and all the diary entries she had written

for her feelings and threw the diaries and drawings onto the floor before

Bella set foot in Miller Manor when she was five years old, Dominic had hated her. His love was something she never dared long for, which made

kept the lights off. Having stayed there for 19 years, she knew the

door handle of

her in the dark. She was enveloped by the familiar scent alongside

had always been irresistible to her, especially since they hadn't seen each other for three years. She was on the verge of giving in when the thought of the episode from earlier that day came up. He had a woman with him, and she was pregnant. Bella shouldn't do something so

her courage and pushed Dominic away from her. She quickly straightened

"I wouldn't want to