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.

going to ask Lia to join us, but when I called, I found out she wasn't in Joville." Dominic's eyes narrowed slightly as he focused on her delicate, fair fingers. She had a habit of picking at her nails

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

to the

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

stomach was upset, and

her as he opened the liquor cabinet,

glanced over subconsciously. The first thing her eyes caught was a WhatsApp notification, followed by a

saying at the bar that Dominic had a photo of her on

long hair was pulled back into a ponytail, and she had

the parrot that Richard

manor garden. If Bella remembered correctly, she was 17 at the time. Since she

turned around, the 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 her nails long or painting them bright