Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 270

Chapter 270 Can't Wait to Come Back and Hold You

Bella couldn't quite pinpoint what she was feeling as she closed the drawer and continued searching

After rummaging around for a while, she finally found the document Dominic had mentioned-tucked underneath his laptop.

She carefully took photos of each page and sent them to him. Once he confirmed everything was in order, the tone of the conversation quickly shifted. Almost immediately, he sent her a new message, "I can't wait to come back and hold you." Bella's heart fluttered at his words. She replied simply, "I'll be waiting."

Dominic didn't respond after that, likely caught up with work again.

Later that night, just before she went to bed, he called her on video. Bella put down the scarf she had been knitting, answered the call, and lay back on the bed

His face appeared on the screen, casually handsome. His voice carried a subtle warmth.

"Where are you on this business trip?"

soft pillow and his eyes half-closed. "Holha Victor suddenly introduced me to a major business partner. At first, I thought he was looking to take a cut for himself, so I offered him 4%, but I thought he'd find

have any bad intentions. Or maybe he's after something better

talk to me? You're like this at home, and you're

chase me? I'm the one who's been running after you this whole time. I'm just trying to be considerate. You must be tired, and I don't want to bother you. That's called being thoughtful,

call ongoing felt like she was being watched. What if she fell

that, she stayed awake until she was sure he had fallen asleep first. Only then did she

maming. Dominic's voice woke her. "You're

said through

she checked the time.

some reason, her bedside alarm hadn't gone off, and now, she was running

She was driving so fast that she even

that she had surgery scheduled first thing in the morning, and because of her lateness, the procedure was delayed

the surgery, the hospital director called her into his office. "Being late isn't usually a big deal, but when there's a surgery involved, it's different. I'm not scolding you, just giving you a heads-up. It's cold, and I know It's hard for you young people to get out of

entirely her fault, so she couldn't argue. "You're

won't