Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 126

Chapter 126 Are You Avoiding Me?

Bellapeeled open the branded packaging to inspect the new handbag. It was authentic.

moming? So, he bought her a replacement?

Was it because she had torn her old, worn-out bag to shreds right in front of Dominic this momi

She liked it, but there was no way she could accept it. Taking the bag would feel like crossing a line, like admitting to a connection between them she wasn't ready to face. No way was she going to give him the satisfaction of revenge.

While Domitue was still out, Bella sneaked into his room to retum the bag. The moment she stepped inside, his signature clean, crisp scent surrounded her, making herpause for a second

Shaking off the strange feeling, she placed the bag where he would be sure to see it. If this was her way of fighting back, so be it. Ever since he returned to her life, she had been resisting the old patterns between thens, and she wasn't about to stop now. After that, she quietly slipped out of his room. Just as she closed the door behind her, her phone buzzed with a WhatsApp notification. She glanced at the message Irem Dominic, and her heart nearly stopped.

room, and I'll tear

every comer. There were no cameras and no obvious signs of surveillance. How did he know, then? While Bella

the stairs from the comers of her

earlier. Sylvia was hired by Dominic and was

she

it because he had forced her to. She didn't want it, and accepting

the bag

after, Dominic

in syme with his schedule. She knocked gently on Bella's door. "Ms. Jones, dinner is

everything in her power to

Soon after, a different set

but just as her bare feet touched the floor, the door swing open. Dominic stood in the doorway while Bella retreated back to herbed

walked toward her without hesitation, leaning down until they were nearly eye to eye. "Are you avoiding me? You probably hoped I wouldn't come back, right? You looked downright disappointed when I showed up early

and she had to brace herself with her hands. "I-I'm