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

come back from his overseas trip so soon. Overwhelmed with joy, she walked to his car and glanced inside. He wasn't

card on the driver's seat.

"Merry Christmas", and was signed

card was elegantly designed, with the border

bouquet at Felix's door, and her

she entered the

The atmosphere in 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 a question, "Should I not have gone there to see if

family is all overseas. When I visited him last night, he wasn't in good condition,

than having you there.

clean up, but Dominic gritted his teeth

Bella with concem

not what you think. There's nothing between us, Can you not get so