Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 188

Chapter 188 Her Courage Comes From Him

Dominic couldn't be bothered to respond to her and continued with Pudding.

Bella unconsciously stopped walking as she watched his back.

The seemingly endless road was lined with neatly planted trees with brown leaves, signaling the end of a season. Dominic's figure blended perfectly with the surroundings, like a beautiful. artwork. A wave of emotion washed over her.

Upon noticing that she hadn't kept up, Pudding turned around and huffed as if urging her to hurry up.

Bella sniffled and hurried to keep up. Pudding thought she was playing a chasing game and began circling Dominic. He was a little helpless at their antics, but his expression was gentle. When she couldn't run anymore, she stopped. "No more games. Let's walk slowly and let the food digest."

panted heavily, her

came along, I never went for walks here. The

words, Bella felt a little guilty and looked away. "I guess so. It'll be just as

paused to loosen Pudding's leash and lit a cigarette. "The flowers in the yard

for him. She had searched

market for them and nearly got caught by people sent by the Yates family. She felt warm inside at the thought of his timely call that day, even though the scenario

one needed was the guts to do something one had

cigarette, Bella stretched out

uneasy, clutching his now-empty hand. Then, he whistled at Pudding, who immediately ran back from

they came home, which was a bad sign. The following day, she awoke feeling heavy-headed, with a sore throat,

He mentioned Leonard's upcoming birthday and invited her to join. Leonard didn't like big parties,

around by then and didn't know what to