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.

...

from her phone. However,

didn't inform her of his return this time around. He

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

can go first. I still have some

knew that Dominic would move back to Miller Manor once he returned. Therefore, she specifically stayed in the

the same roof for 19 years. In their case, "strangers" meant they

Dominic discovered the portrait she had secretly drawn of him and all the diary entries she had written about him. The extreme look of disgust and hatred on his face was a sight that she

that moment. He had zero regard for her

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

entered the manor and kept the lights off. Having stayed there for 19 years, she knew the detail and

grabbed on the door handle of her bedroom,

familiar scent alongside a strong smell of alcohol. Icy kisses were scattered across her lips and

for three years. She was on the verge of giving in when the thought

up her courage and pushed Dominic away from her. She quickly straightened out her clothes before saying, "You're

want to sleep with you if I weren't