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.

the hospital. It was mest midnight, and

it any longer. He picked her up, visibly

door was trying to kill her? They

house, I wouldn't have been so bored, wouldn't have gotten curious about that door,

able to walk without stumbling, you

widened in surprise. "You're not going

shoved her into

was

to the office After breakfast, he dragged Bella andund Mitter Manor for a tour, locusing especially on the roomwhere she had been locked up. He made sure she got a good look at it. Bella was confused. "What are we

"If I don't satisfy your curiosity, Imight not find your body the next time

bunch of junk in there. What could

"How was supposed to know it

back. He ako instructed someone to remove the door and clear out all the junk from

afternoon, Bella wol up from her map feeling very thirsty. Just as she reached for a glass of ice

said. "I'll make you some tea. I was so scared yealerday. When Mr. Atiller found you, you were drenched in sweat,

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