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 out she wasn't in Joville." Dominic's eyes

uncover their connection. She looked up at him anxiously and said, "I didn't! I really just wanted to thank Simon

fact, what she said was close to the truth. She

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

dinner and had only had a glass of liquor. Her stomach

as he opened the liquor cabinet, and

The first thing her eyes caught was a WhatsApp notification, followed by a glimpse of his phone's

eyes widened in shock. She recalled Mandy saying at the bar that Dominic had a photo of her on his phone, but she hadn't

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

with a small parrot perched on it. It was the parrot that Richard used to keep. Sunlight filtered through the branches, casting dappled shadows on her, and everything looked so

Bella remembered correctly, she was 17 at the time. Since she didn't recall taking it, Dominic must have snapped it

nails. Due to her profession,