Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 18

Chapter 18 Missed Calls

Felix had completely underestimated how much trouble Bella could cause.

She hardly slept all night, alternating between bouts of vomiting and rambling incoherently. Every time she quieted down, it wasn't long before she started throwing up again.

He spent the entire night taking care of her, only managing to catch a brief nap at the edge of the bed as dawn approached.

Bella, suffering from a hangover, woke up not long after. The pounding in her head was a stark reminder of how much she'd had to drink the night before.

As she took in her unfamiliar surroundings and the sight of a tired Felix asleep by the bed, her headache intensified. How had she ended up at Felix's place?

Fragments of the previous night's memories swirled in her mind, and she cursed herself as she checked her phone's call log. It was then that she realized she had indeed called Felix.

But there was something else. She received numerous missed calls from Dominic.

Panic set in. What was going on? Why had Dominic called her so many times?

on her phone, explained, "You were too drunk last night...

sense of embarrassment. Felix had once liked her, and now she

should go

morning, and your coat got dirty last night. Wear mine for now. It's hard to get a cab around

anticipated her objection. "After a night like

got caught in her throat. All she wanted now was to

Lia. As Bella answered, Felix draped his jacket over her shoulders. She pretended to be fully engrossed in the call, trying to ignore the gesture.

loud and frantic. "Forget about me! Are you okay? Have you

mind couldn't keep up. "What? What

her a link instead. When Bella opened it, she saw photos taken of

draped over him, and they looked incredibly intimate. Her flushed

The h

read, "Cardiothoracic Surgeon's Scandalous Night Out with a

anonymously exposed Bella's

Chapter 18 M-sed Calls

where she worked. Even Felix wasn't