Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 157

Chapter 157 He's Not Coming Back

Seeing Lia's determination, Bella felt a bit more at ease.

When the rain finally let up, Bella drove back to Miller Manor. As she passed by Dominic's bedroom door, she couldn't help but slow down.

His door was left open. Sylvia had mentioned it was to air out the room. If no one stayed in there, the air would get stale.

Everything seemed to be moving along as usual without any major changes. It was just like the past three years when Dominic wasn't around. There was no Pudding to greet her at the door either as she had left with Dominic too. More than a month had passed, and Dominic hadn't called or texted Bella even once. Countless times, she had opened their chat window, only to close it again in silence. She couldn't reach out to him first.

All she could do was quietly wait for everything to settle, as if nothing had ever happened. This was the outcome she had accepted from the very start.

As she glanced out at the courtyard, her eyes caught sight of an oak tree, its leaves beginning to turn yellow. The breeze carried the first hints of fall.

Bella muttered to herself, "It's almost fall... No wonder it hasn't been so hot lately."

the temperature's

hesitated for a moment, then

busy as usual. Someone like him... It's no surprise he hasn't had time to call. He must be running around non-stop." Bella didn't respond, quietly accepting Sylvia's

went to the

gone completely off the grid, and even lan couldn't

you think something's happened? What will the Yates family

worry, but he wasn't exactly

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found a way to contact me or Leonard. The fact that we haven't heard from him probably means things aren't too

chest tighten. "Then, why haven't we heard anything

only one who still sees Dominic as

Understand what he meant. All she knew was that Dominic had been

no word from him. How could she

in this season. She wanted to brighten it up, to bring a bit of color. She hoped that when Dominic returned, he would be greeted by a garden full of life,