Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 29

Chapter 29 Taking Orders from a Woman for the First Time

Dominic, on the other end of the call, sounded a bit irritated. "Get lost. If you can't speak properly, don't speak at all. If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up."

Leonard quickly changed his tone as he complained, "I've been stuck in this backwater place for a month now, barely scraping by for the sake of this project. Where's your humanity? Finish up what you're doing and come over soon, and don't forget to bring the planning do Before he could finish, the call was cut off. It was unclear whether Dominic had even listened.

Just then, Bella came out with a plate of food. "Food's ready. Help me bring out the rest of the dishes."

There were tables and chairs set up in the yard, and the weather was just right-not too hot, not too cold. Eating outside in the gentle night breeze felt rare and peaceful.

Leonard, with his usual lazy stride, walked into the kitchen to help carry the dishes. It was the first time in his life that anyone had dared to order him around, and it was a woman, no less.

While they ate, Leonard offered a suggestion. "You should avoid going to the hospital for now. Take a

break from work."

Bella looked puzzled. "Why? Didn't we already take care of it?"

didn't go to work, she wouldn't get paid on time, and without that money, how could

Dominic?

strange look. "Do you really think it's over? Do you even know what the word scoundrel' means? If you try to go back to work like nothing happened, they'll be waiting for you again. You can test that theory if

Those two "toy guns" might have only scared them off temporarily, but

stuffed a big spoonful of rice into her mouth. "Let them do whatever

really are all about the money, huh? Besides,

it. Just stay home and rest for a

say she didn't want to burden him, but then she remembered how he had handled those thugs, and for some reason, she felt he

the table.

somehow heard about what had happened to Bella in the town

you trouble... Honestly, that place isn't right for you. Why don't you come to Holha with me? Even if you don't want

aback. "Yes, it's

29 Taking Orders from a Woman for the

could say anything else, Bella hung up on him. If she had been fully awake and seen the caller ID, she wouldn't have answered

more sleep, she finally woke up around

check on the plants and flowers and found that Leonard wasn't home. She didn't