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?

she was awake. He got up and, seeing the missed calls from Dominic on her phone, explained, "You were too drunk last night... When I saw it was him calling. I didn't answer. I didn't want to

her, and now she had made a fool of herself in front of him. There

should go now. You should get

chilly in the morning, and your coat got dirty last night. Wear mine for now. It's hard to get

her objection. "After a night like that, what's a little more time?

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

jacket over her shoulders. She pretended to be fully engrossed in the call, trying to ignore

okay? Have you seen what's online? Someone

couldn't keep up. "What? What are you

link instead. When Bella opened

was practically draped over him, and they looked incredibly intimate. Her flushed face made the whole scene

The h

Out with

someone had anonymously exposed Bella's real identity and

Chapter 18 M-sed Calls

worked.