Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 73

Chapter 73 Take It or Leave It

After what happened last night, she was happy to greet him with a smile, no matter how grumpy he was. "Morning," she said cheerfully.

Sipping his coffee, he glanced at her with indifference. "From now on, drive yourself to work. I don't want any more trouble from you."

Bella was momentarily taken aback. It wasn't until she saw him toss the car keys onto the coffee table that she realized he had gotten her a car.

Seeing the logo on the keys, she suggested timidly, "Maybe we could exchange them for a less expensive option?"

He replied impatiently, "No, take it or leave it."

Speechless, she took the keys and drove out. She was extremely cautious, afraid of even the slightest scratch. All she needed was a little run-down car. She didn't want to draw attention to herself.

but stare at her car as she parked, giving her judgmental looks. She just smiled and hurried

awake, and she had brought him

"I thought

indifferent. "You saved me,

feeling well, so I came to

"Let's keep things separate. I appreciate that you saved me, and I'll take care of you while you're in the hospital. But don't expect this to make everything else

be able to go home in a few

after you. I have to get back to work now." When Bella wasn't busy at work, she would drop by to check on Simon, simply

that someone would notice. As the nurse helped him with the IV drip, she joked, "Mr. Kennedy, are you close with Dr. Jones? She visits you several

Daughter...

slightly. She had always assumed Simon wouldn't dare acknowledge her in public. After all, he was a prominent figure now, and he preferred to keep her existence hidden. Even at the Sawyer family

looked at Bella. "It was my

she couldn't deny that when Simon risked his life to save her, she felt a long-lost paternal love, a love she had