Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 19

Chapter 19 You're Disgusting

Bella suddenly lost the courage to approach him. She knew that no matter how she tried to explain, he Wouldn't believe her.

Their ten-second stare felt as long as an eternity.

Dominic did nothing-no outburst, no questioning, nothing at all. With cold detachment, he looked away and turned to get into his car..

In that moment, a voice in Bella's head urged her to chase after him as if delaying even a second would mean she'd never reach him again.

She dashed to the car with all her strength and speed. The Jacket Felix had draped over her shoulders fell to the ground as she ran. She didn't notice it, nor did she see the fleeting look of disappointment in Felix's eyes.

"Dominic..." Her voice trembled, laced with tears, as she peered through the car window at the man inside. She was like someone drowning, desperately clutching at a life raft.

Dominic didn't look at her, nor did he start the engine. The stalemate continued, and Bella boldly assumed this meant he was allowing her to get in. No matter how he treated her, she couldn't back down

now

she was seated, Dominic drove back to Miller Manor. From the moment she got in, he didn't look at her again. The calm before the storm often felt like this-eerily

like the look he had given her when he learned his mother had died

in his eyes, and this time, there was none The calmness now frightened

to break the suffocating silence. "It's not what you think,

he interrupted coldly, his grip tightening almost imperceptibly on the steering wheel.

skin, trying

ache in her heart.

didn't need to hear her explanation. He wouldn't believe that nothing had happened between her and Felix the night before.

but ask, her eyes red with unshed tears, "Then why were you at the

residence?"

didn't answer. The silence

headed inside. By the time Bella caught up, he was already packing his bags and throwing his clothes into a suitcase with rough, angry movements. It was as if staying there for even one more secon He had only just come

it seemed he wasn't planning to stay at

where are you going?" she asked cautiously her

looked at her angrily. "Get out. Stop being

Chapter 19 You'te Disgusting