Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 207

Chapter 207 Stay by My Side and Repay Me Slowly

Leonard could tell that Lia was trying to cheer him up. He remembered how she had been terrified and crying when Bellagat slot,

shot, but now that the sinuation had prysed, she was acting as if nothing had happened. She was even comfurting him now.

That warmth be feit was unfamiliar but comforting. He played along with her, lightly mocking himself. "Yeah, I'm useless, I don't even have the guts to

She was surprised. "Redly? With your status, you can just throw some money around! You're not bad looking other. You just need to put in a little effort. You'd easily win her over with your looks and cash if she's a little shallow lile most women. Why are you to scared to even confess

yet. Anyway, enough

He firmly responded, "She's not shallow at all. She doesn't even see me that way. But when the time's right, I'll confess. Just not y about me. You should go rest. I've got some things to handle."

Lia patted his shexalder seriously. "Happy birthday. Get busy, then I'm off to take a shower."

had patted him, his eyes briefly flickering with complicated emotions.

next afternoon, Bella linally

if she had been brought back to life. Her body felt weightless, and she barely sensed her own

to regain awareness, but her eyelids were still

linavy to open, and

someone held her hand. The warmth from the palan seemned to accelerate her body's awakening. She instinctively squeezed the hand back an she knew

slightly, and his wore sald, "She's awake! lan,

and asked, "Can you bear me? II you can,

awake. Everything's fine. She's still too weak, though, I'll go get something for her to eat help her

a sharp pain shot through her wound she gasped, leaning into late and pasting from the pain. Dominic,

when his

How Fred.

worn off. The pain she left was God. After catching her breath, the anked him to continge helping her adjust her position Cure settled into a

one who got shot. Why are you asking if

II he weren't, he wouldn't

Day by My hide and