Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 187

Chapter 187 Until the time

Bella knew that Dominic wouldn't let her go quickly. If she wanted to leave, she had to use Simon because only he would dare to defy Dominic to achieve his goals.

She believed she wasn't important to Dominic as their common ground was hatred and vengeance. If Simon fought hard enough, Dominic would stop wasting his energy on her.

By then, she would be truly free from all the burdens she had been carrying and would no longer have any fantasies about Dominic.

When Simon recalled what Dominic said over the phone the previous night, he felt slightly anxious. However, he quickly reassured her, "No problem. You can leave it to me. You don't have to worry about anything. "Choose a time so that we can officialize your status as a Kennedy family member. Should we use the name your mother and I gave you before?"

Bella couldn't hide the disdain in her eyes. "There's no need for that. Just use Bella Kennedy."

Simon hadn't expected her to be so straightforward today that he didn't even need to convince her. Hence, he agreed to her request, stating, "Sure. We'll do whatever you say."

After lunch, Bella returned to the hospital.

she ran into lan, she felt guilty and tried to avoid

lan noticed and quickly approached her, teasing, "You usually order takeout at

replied casually, "I got tired of takeout and d

something

he suddenly leaned in closer. "You really splurged on that meal. You even

help but frown. "Your nose is amazing. It was nothing fancy, just ordinary table

nothing to prepare. You're underestimating my ability Alright, I won't torment

walk away, she breathed a huge

The last thing she wanted was for lan to find out and tell Dominic. She would wait until the dust

home and saw Dominic. A peculiar mix of feelings emerged in her heart. She

terrified of going too close and having him see through her, but she also wanted to

was because she had offended him last night that Dominic kept a stern expression and ignored her. He didn't glance at her even once

time to walk the dog. Pudding nudged Dominic with the leash in her mouth. He casually fastened the leash and asked,

stunned briefly before

covered with golden fallen leaves. Bella picked up a