Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 35

Chapter 35 Cutting Off the Long Hair She Grew for Him

Bella was startled. She gasped as the pain from the wound on her forehead intensified, causing her face to turn pale.

Once she saw who it was, she frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"

It was Magdalena, who sighed in relief and said, "It looks like you want to wash your hair, but it's not convenient for you. Let me help you. It would be a shame to cut off such beautiful hair." Bella was about to decline, but Magdalena had already gone to the bathroom to get hot water.

She couldn't shake the feeling that something was off. First, Dominic had stopped her from taking a shower, and now someone was inexplicably preventing her from cutting her hair. Suddenly, she remembered something. She had kept her hair long because Dominic liked it.

He had once, while drunk and pressing her beneath him, shown a fascination with her long hair, often playing with it between his fingers. Since then, she hadn't cut it.

But now, there was no need for her to humiliate herself, trying to please him anymore. If that was the case, there was no point in keeping it.

Glancing toward the bathroom, Bella picked up the scissors, took a deep breath, and cut her hair off at shoulder length, tossing it into the trash bin

start over, she

she froze for a moment. A woman who cut off the long hair she had kept for years must have made a significant decision. Bella couldn't sit still, so

couldn't cause much of a stir. As long as she didn't

in her office, she faintly heard the

and walked to the window to check. A funeral

favored a grand entrance into the world and an equally

a beat. It was the man who had nearly killed her. He hadn't escaped

but something connected to her, still made her

Bella was leaving work and heading home, she ran into Leonard, who was crouching at

face, Bella couldn't help but think

Long Hair

hurried back

a bit puzzled but

had happened since had soured her feelings toward

thought took hold, it was hard

Leonard in person, so she sent him a text, letting him know she planned