Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 99

Chapter 99 Happy Birthday

Chapter 99 Happy Birthday

Even though Bella said she was fine, she felt a deep sadness inside. She knew it was time to end things with Dominic.

In the following month, Amber stopped bothering Bella, and Dominic disappeared from her life.

Even though they were in the same city, it felt like they were completely disconnected, each living their own life without any contact.

Felix stayed in touch with Bella from time to time. Since she no longer lived at Miller Manor, he would visit Lia's studio when he had the chance, and they would chat and eat together. A little over a month might not seem like much, but Bella felt like so much time had passed.

On her birthday, Bella took time off from work. She had never cared much about her birthday before, but this year, she wanted to celebrate it properly.

part of

about Bella's birthday, so instead of a quiet celebration for just the two of them, it became a party for four.

right, Lia turned off the lights, and Yvonne told Bella to make a wish, "Hurry up and blow out

finally closed her eyes and made a wish. She remembered her first birthday at Miller Manor-Richard had made a big deal of it. She had wished back then for Dominic to like her more. This time, Bella didn't make a wish.

cheered and clapped, someone knocked

and found a delivery guy with a huge bouquet of red roses. Out of breath, he said, "Here you go, miss. It's pretty heavy, and there's a gift

gift box, which nearly covered her small frame. Before she could ask who had sent them, the delivery

asked, "Did you send these? Red roses?

as he took out a small, fancy box from his pocket. "This is my gift. The

on the lights and read the card

flowers were from Dominic. It was the first time in 20 years she had received a

read, "This is the 20th

Ino interest in opening Dominic's gift,

of such exclusivity that it was almost impossible to find. It was a lavish gift, quintessentially