Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 162

Chapter 162 He's After It

Leonard thought for a moment. "There's no time like the present. If you're going to treat me, let's do it today. I'm afraid that you'll break your word."

Lia fought the urge to snap back at him, trying to stay calm. "Bella is still with you, right? If we're having a meal, she has to join us."

Leonard shrugged, opting for a compromise. "How about you come over to my place, and we'll all eat together? That way, everyone's happy."

Lia hesitated for a bit before getting into his car. "Fine. I'll check in on her too... She must be pretty shaken. If we're eating at your place, that doesn't count as me treating you. You'll have

to wait until next time."

The smoke from earlier had mostly cleared from the car, though Leonard still left the window open as he drove. "Alright. Next time, then."

Lia scoffed. "Didn't you just say you were afraid I'd break my word? You're not worried anymore?"

a joke. He would never let a woman pay

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her, then glanced over at Leonard, confused. In a situation like this, it would've

she unleashed a tirade of insults at the Yates family, throwing in every curse word

years.

caught off guard. If it came down to an argument between the two of them, he knew there was no way

it? Dominic, a grown man, is

Otherwise, you would've been in real trouble by now. Who knows what the Yates family

not as simple as that. You wouldn't understand. Just

when Bella interjected, "Enough, Lia. This situation is more complicated than you think. Some people will

table, Bella seemed lost in thought as she picked at her

Yates family and what's happening on your end. That

push things too far. He figure out a way, though it might get messy with the

fell silent for a moment before asking, "Why did Dominic get involved with Amber in the first

family business now,

critical stage back then, and there was no way Dominic could come back in just three years. But