Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 33

Chapter 33 Not So Unacceptable

Leonard admitted nervously, "Yes... I didn't intentionally hide it from you. You didn't ask, did you? But none of that matters. I'm just here for the scenic project, Dominic is the investor, and you happened to rent my place... It's all just a coincidence." Bella closed her eyes for a moment. She believed it was a coincidence. Dominic probably wished he never had to see her again, so how could he possibly have any intentions toward her?

She should have realized it earlier. She had felt that the name Leonard Sawyer sounded familiar. No one dared to mess with the Sawyer family of Joville.

Leonard had two brothers, with him being the youngest. Although he didn't appear in the media often, people inevitably mentioned him.

After a while, she asked, "When I was in trouble, who saved me? I heard gunshots, and.. I saw Dominic."

Leonard secretly broke into a cold sweat. "You must be mistaken. I was the one who saved you. Dominic hadn't even arrived in town at that time. Besides, he's a businessman. Why would he be handling a gun?" Was it really Leonard? She was now certain that those two "toy guns" he had were the real deal.

Right after the gunshot, she was sure she saw Dominic. Could she have really

made her head hurt, so she decided not to dwell on it. She simply asked, "Is

had fired, that man probably

wanted you dead, you shouldn't worry about whether he's alive or not. People like that are

overly compassionate. She knew she had

let's pretend it never happened. But if he's still alive, just leave it be. I'm fine now, so just hand him over to the authorities." She wasn't worried that Leonard would get into trouble over this. For

alright, I'll listen to you. You're the victim here, so I'll follow your wishes. But don't worry about it, I'll handle

nodded, then suddenly thought of another question.

he answered truthfully, "Yes, I did. Dominic and I have known each

finding out about her was a fluke, but if

didn't appear again. She hadn't expected that the next time they met, they wouldn't even make eye