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 slick black

her and said, "Before Pudding came along, I never went

be just as beautiful in the spring, with everything lush and green

in the yard are nice. I didn't expect

for him. She had searched

the Yates family. She felt warm inside at the thought

all one needed was the guts to do something one had never done before. And

watching him nearly smoke half of the cigarette, Bella stretched out to extinguish it." That's enough. Stop

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

windy that night, and the fallen leaves on the ground appeared much thicker. Bella sneezed several times when they came home, which was a bad sign. The following day, she

a message from Dominic. He mentioned Leonard's upcoming birthday and invited her to join. Leonard didn't like big

sure whether she'd be around by then and didn't know what to say, so