Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 272

Chapter 272 Let Me Hear You Say "Honey"

Bella gave a soft ham and added, "I got tired of takeout, so I'm at a restaurant near the hospital. Have you eaten yet?"

They exchanged a few casual remarks before Dominic abruptly shitted the tone. "I miss you..."

Hearing those words from him was like a boulder had dropped into the calm waters of her mind, sending ripples everywhere.

Bella's heart started pounding, but with Felix sitting across from her, she kept her tone light and responded casually, "Me too."

Dominic, clearly unsatisfied with her neutral response, let out a small, disapproving hum. "That's so cold. Are you dragging my pride through the dirt?"

Bella couldn't help but feel exasperated. "How am I being cold? What do you want me to say?"

He threw out a challenge. "Call ine 'honey. Let me hear it."

Bella was completely stunned. For a second, she thought he must've lost his mind. She wanted to ask if he was serious but didn't care to. "I'm out in public... I feel embarrassed." Histone became more stem. "Do it now.

Bella had no idea how to get our of this. There was no way she could say

by that hete

sitting right in front of

briefly considered stepping outside to talk, but Dominic seemed to read her mind.

her options for

action of hanging up the phone felt robotic. She knew she was digging a grave for herself, but calling him honey would have been just as painful

have been a simple lunch turned into a meal she

but it wasn't quite time to start work again. Felix chatted with her as they walked, and they eventually took the same elevator up to the cardiac

opened, Bella froze. Standing right there, just outside the doors, was Dominic-the same Dominic who had called her during lunch. She had no idea when he returned, but a sinking feeling told her he must have known she was with Felix

look on his face made her instinctively nervous.

is your stop, Bella. I'll head

dazed, Bella stepped out

walking past to wait for the next elevator, his expression

and explain, but her legs felt like they were weighed down. Or maybe she was just scared of causing a scene in front of so many people. In the end, she chose her usual way of

downstalts, still burning

stopped abruptly.

backto look at the three elevators, watching as their doors

When Bella didn't step

any of them, he finally walked