Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 64

Chapter 64 Am Not Even on His Bed

Bella frowned as she suspected men had seen more than just her and Dominic by the pool-perhaps he had even witnessed them kiss.

Siblings? Bella found it laughable. Legally or otherwise, she and Dominic had never been siblings. Her mother, unter death, had never married Richard Bella fel like Simon was a persistent shadow that followed her everywhere she had never considered being involved with She casually blocked Simon's second number and tossed her phone aside, allowing herself to fully unwind in the bath.

As she soaked in the tub, drowsiness crept over her, and she drifted off to sleep in her hazy state, she dreamt of the scene at the banquet where Pierre was shot and collapsed

In her dream, she couldn't break free from Dominic's embrace, and she felt like she was suffocating Bella struggled with all her might, but the sensation only intensified.

All of a sudden, she was litted out of the bathtub. She opened her eyes and found Dominic standing before her. It took her a few seconds to come to her senses, and she grabbed a towid and wrapped herself in it "W-What are you doing in here?"

expression was grin as he looked at her. "I hadn't come in, you would've been the first person to drown from falling asleep

on her that the suffocating sensation she had

nearly drowned. It was miraculous that she hadn't been roused by the water, but she

didn't stick around. He gave her a withering look before

incident at the Sawyers' party made headlines, the following day. The media painted a dramatic picture of the events, with a few embellishments here and there, but the

danger. The Sawyers publicly thanked Bella during their interview, putting her in the limelight. The last time she was in the spotlight was when she was photographed with Tela, so this was a welcome change of pacu.

around, they felt tree to do as they pleased. As

had protected her when Pleme was shot, Liscoffed. "If people can get attached to their dogs after raising them for a

almost 20 years. Den if he still harbors sentment toward you, would he really put you

way? Don't fall for

understood the logic behind it, she wasn't going to fall for this carrot-and-stick approaches as she could never forgive Simon, she knew Dominic would never fall for her. She had

walked to the window