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

with Felix sitting right in front

to read her mind. "Stay right where

Bella wrestled with her options for a moment before blurting out, "My phone's

felt robotic. She knew she was digging a grave for herself, but calling him honey would have been just as painful as

a simple lunch turned into

quite time to start work again. Felix chatted with

during lunch. She had no idea when he returned, but a sinking feeling told her he must have known she was with Felix during the call. Asking her to call him honey had probably

feel guilty about, but the icy look on his face made her instinctively nervous. She found herself at a

"This is your

Bella stepped out of

walking past to wait for the next elevator, his expression

like they were weighed down. Or maybe she was just scared of causing a scene in front of so many people. In the

got off the elevator downstalts,

stopped abruptly.

he turned backto look at the three

When Bella didn't step

them,