Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 20

Chapter 20 Going to Find Him

Bella couldn't keep Dominic from leaving, just as she had never been able to hold him back before.

He sped off into the darkness, leaving no trace behind

When she received the call from the hospital, she remained calm as she could already guess outcome. Due to the media frenzy, she had been temporarily suspended from her position.

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These blows had become almost numb to her. Things were already bad enough. What more could go wrong?

For three days, there was no sign of Dominic or news from him.

the courage to call him, she discovered that she had been blocked. The mechanical voice on the other end repeated

that once his anger subsided, he would return. At least, he should give her a chance to explain, to show him

haunted by the image of him seeing her leave

trip

at any time or place, because he always wanted to keep her existence a secret. This time, she wanted to take that

flights to Jargue, so she had to take the fastest high-speed train available. On the train, she repeatedly checked the detailed address Jan had sent her for Dominic's location. She arrived at

where Dominic was staying, she saw his familiar figure across the street as soon as she got out of the car. Dressed in a black dress shirt and trousers, he stood like a cold, statuesque figure, the darkness unable to obscure his sharpness. There were several other people with him, likely partners from the

her presence, Dominic glanced her

his arm around a slender woman beside him, smiling

before.

was new

and the scene before her

glanced at Bella with a challenging look and

seem ridiculous. She wanted To escape, but

irrelevant. He simply loathed her and