Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 69

Any idea why she locked herself in the abandoned storage room

"That was stupid"

"she seems smart enough, but het brain ben't all that impressive"

Bella had just woken up when she overheard Dominic and am talking, and she distinctly heard Dominic call her stupid.

Her head was still a lele dizzy, and her eyelids belt bewy, but her mind was clear, and her bearing was sharp. The familiar smell of disinfectant filled the air. She was in the hospital and had been saved.

She breathed a sigh of relief, and tan noticed immediately. "Oh, your reawake. Come on, let me take a look"

Bella opened her eyes and slapped away tan's hand. Trifine Emmalyn"

lan struggled to stifle his laughter. "You heard what we said, right? it's the truth. Come on, tell us, how did you manage to lock yourself in there? if Dominic hadn't come home and noticed you were missing, or if he'd stayed late at work and returned later, you'd be dead." Belladon't want to talk and felt too embarrassed. Even now, thinking about what happened, shest felra ile scared.

left the hospital. It was mest midnight, and

any longer. He picked her up, visibly annoyed, and said, "You're always causing

her? They say curiosity killed the car, but really, it

she blamed Desi "If you hade locked in the house, I wouldn't have been so bored, wouldn't have

to walk

widened in surprise. "You're not going to lock up

ignored her, shoved her into the car,

was

dragged Bella andund Mitter Manor for a tour, locusing especially on the roomwhere she had been locked up. He

"If I don't satisfy your curiosity, Imight not find your

of junk in

in a low volk, "How was supposed to know it was all junk before

instructed someone to remove the door and

from her map feeling very thirsty. Just as she reached for a glass of ice

yealerday. When Mr. Atiller found you, you were drenched in sweat, and your face was so

in vividly. "Mr. Miller thought you were dead. His hand trembled