Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 296

Chapter 296 How Are You Different From Your Mother

Curious, Bella walked closer to inspect the roses. They were still fresh, their red petals vibrant and dewy as if they had just been discarded there. The cold air around hadn't yet affected their color. Almost as if on impulse, she crouched down to search for a card that usually accompanied such bouquets, but there was none. It seemed someone had deliberately removed it. Felix approached and asked, "What's wrong?"

Bella stood up, shaking her head. "Nothing. There's a bouquet of flowers here. I'm not sure who left it."

Puzzled, Felix glanced around. "Weird. Why would they throw the flowers at my doorstep? Forget about it. Let's have breakfast first."

After breakfast, Bella drove back to Miller Manor. She needed to shower and change before heading to the hospital.

When she arrived at the gate, she noticed Dominic's car parked there. It wasn't in the garage, suggesting he had just returned

Overwhelmed with joy, she walked to his car and glanced

of a card on the driver's seat. She

read, "Merry Christmas", and

designed, with the border pattern marked with the

to the bouquet

she entered the

living room seemed to chill with his Bella couldn't contain her curiosity. She stepped forward and asked, "Did you go to Felix's place this morning?" Without looking at her, Dominic coldly replied with

family is all overseas. When I visited him

doctor himself. He should know going to the hospital would be more useful than having you there. You've got some nerve, Bella. You really fucking do!" With that, he slammed his coffee cup onto the floor. The carpet was stained, and Pudding

rushed out to clean up, but Dominic gritted his teeth and said,

at Bella with concem before

what you think. There's nothing between us, Can you not get so worked up? I