Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 174

Chapter 174 Shocking News

Bella had been clapping along with everyone else. But when she noticed Dominic standing still beside her, she noticed something strange about his expression and muttered, "What's wrong? He didn't respond. Instead, he pulled out his phone and quickly typed, "Don't attend the wedding."

It was a message to lan.

Upon seeing this, Bella became even more perplexed. It wasn't until the bride responded to the priest's question with "I do" she realized the bride's voice seemed familiar and she had heard it before.

A memory flashed in her mind. The last time she, Lia, and Oscar went on a trip, she ran into lan and his ex-girlfriend in a heated argument. Although Bella hadn't looked at the ex's face at the time, she remembered her heartfelt cries and their conversations. As the realization hit her, she was stunned. "She's lan's ex-girlfriend?"

silent, but his expression was

too obvious to stand up and leave without causing a scene. Hence, Dominic didn't

Dominic didn't look at her but tightened his grasp on her

stepmother. She could still

to

completely different. He no longer

whirlwind of other emotions replaced his formerly calm demeanor. His steps

lasted for less than 30 seconds. Then, Dominic released Bella's hand, stood up, and walked over to lan. When they got close enough, he murmured in a volume only the two could hear, "I told

exactly why I had to

situation was absurd. No matter

like nothing was wrong. Steven grabbed the microphone and said, "lan, come over and make