Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Crushed Affections Chapter 153

Chapter 153 His Ramblings

After dropping Lia off at home, Bella stayed with her until she was calm and sound asleep. Only then did she feel relieved enough to leave.

It was already late, and to make matters worse, a thunderstorm had rolled in. The windshield wipers worked tirelessly, but the heavy rain still made it hard to see

Bella was worried about getting into an accident, so she drove slowly, sticking to the side of the road.

The rain poured harder, and thunder roared. Eventually, she had to pull over. She decided to wait until the storm eased up. She had always been afraid of thunder, but it wasn't so bad if she was at home. Now, she felt completely vulnerable out here.

About half an hour passed, but the rain showed no signs of letting up. The thunderclaps grew louder and more frequent, with lightning flashing across the sky like the prelude to some great disaster.

Bella's anxiety grew. She turned the music up in the car, finding a small sense of comfort in the confined space..

Suddenly, a car stopped in front of her. The rain was so heavy that she couldn't make out much and thought it might be the police, checking for illegally parked cars.

She was about to start driving again when her door swung open.

It was Dominic!

just a few steps, he was soaked through. He urged her,

didn't even have the time to ask how he found her. She quickly slid over to the

Manor. Only once they were inside did

like she had asked

Lia? You were at her place so late... Did you even check the weather?" Looking at him, Bella couldn't help but smile. "She's fine. She had a fight with Leonard, but everything's settled now. You're drenched... You should

kept grumbling, "Next time,

always be around to help you out. Honestly, how have you survived this long being

this his way of

soon. Even though he promised

at

"No, I'm learning my lesson.

sighed and headed back to his room to change.

because she was not ready to let go of the moment. She hadn't

long as he was still here, she wanted to hold on to every moment because she didn't want any regrets when

out of his walk-in closet. He paused as he was surprised