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.

He's leaving tomorrow, so I thought I'd treat him to 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 narrowed slightly as he focused on her delicate,

up at him anxiously and said, "I didn't!

the truth. She had indeed gone out

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, not a

Her stomach was upset, and the alcohol was starting to make her feel a

liquor cabinet, and his phone lit up

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

the bar that Dominic had a photo of her on

photo, she wore a white shirt and a light gray plaid skirt. Her long hair was pulled back into a ponytail, and she had a bright smile on her face. She looked so young and full of

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

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

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 colors. However, her fingers were long and slender, with elegant