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 him by pretending not

and quickly approached her, teasing, "You usually order takeout at noon What made you go out for lunch

replied casually, "I got tired

try something

closer. "You really splurged on

Bella couldn't help but frown. "Your nose is amazing. It was nothing fancy, just ordinary table wine. Don't you have surgery this afternoon? Shouldn't

"It's a regular procedure, so there's nothing to prepare. You're underestimating my ability

walk away, she

intention of alerting anyone about her plan until she was certain that everything had been resolved. The last thing she wanted was for lan to find out and tell Dominic. She would wait until the dust settled

work, Bella returned home and saw Dominic. A peculiar mix of feelings emerged in

also wanted to be near him and express all that she had been wanting to

night that Dominic kept a stern expression and ignored

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

Pudding. Bella was stunned briefly before replying, "Hmm? Oh, okay,

the ground was covered with golden fallen leaves. Bella picked up a