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."

her slick

turned to look at her and said, "Before Pudding came along, I never went for walks here. The area must look

"I guess so. It'll be just as beautiful in the spring, with everything lush

a cigarette. "The flowers in the yard are nice. I didn't expect you to

for him. She

market for them and nearly got caught by people sent by the Yates family. She felt warm inside at the thought

guts to do something one had never done

the cigarette, Bella stretched out to extinguish it." That's enough. Stop smoking.

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

home, which was a bad sign. The following day, she awoke feeling heavy-headed,

He mentioned Leonard's upcoming birthday and invited her to

she'd be around by then and didn't know