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

control. Dominic didn't look at

prayed that lan had received the message and would not show up. It' hadn't gone well the last time lan met his ex-girlfriend, who was soon to become his stepmother. She could still recall how much blood he lost that day As the ceremony came to an end, the doors to the hall opene had arrived. It was lan. He had arrived and was dressed to

turned to see

someone completely different. He no longer resembled a medical professor but rather the heir of the

dramatically when his eyes fell on the bride. Shock and a whirlwind of other emotions replaced his formerly calm demeanor.

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

exactly why I had to

to do. The situation was absurd. No matter how detached Steven might be from his son, how could he not know about his son's

the microphone and