Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 77

Chapter 77 His Wallpaper Is a Picture of Her

Bella was so used to his taunts that she replied indifferently, "You should get some rest. I'm going back to my room."

As she passed him, he grabbed her wrist.

She looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked, "What is it?"

Their eyes met. His gaze was calm and steady as he asked, "Lia's not in Joville. Who did you meet?"

Bella's breath hitched. He hadn't seemed concerned when she left. How could he have checked on this? She didn't even know if Lia was in Joville.

dinner. I was going to ask Lia to join us, but when I called, I found

might investigate Simon's identity and uncover their connection. She looked up at him anxiously and

close to the

released her wrist and said with an indifferent shrug, "I was just asking. No need to be so nervous. Since you can't sleep, stay with me and have a couple of drinks." With that, he went downstairs. Bella hesitated briefly before following him, realizing his tone had been an order,

hadn't had dinner and had only had a glass of liquor. Her stomach was upset, and the alcohol was starting to

opened the liquor cabinet, and his phone

eyes caught was a WhatsApp notification, followed by a glimpse of his

saying at the bar that Dominic had a photo of her on his phone, but she hadn't expected

hair was pulled back into a ponytail, and she had a bright smile on her face. She looked so

the parrot that Richard used to keep. Sunlight filtered through the branches, casting

garden. If Bella remembered correctly, she was 17 at the time. Since she didn't recall taking it, Dominic must have snapped it without

phone screen had gone dark. Bella pretended she hadn't seen anything, lowering her head and nervously picking at her neatly trimmed nails. Due to her profession, she wasn't in the habit of growing