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

she walked to his

card on the driver's seat. She had excellent vision, and it didn't

and was signed

card was elegantly designed, with the border pattern marked with the

to the bouquet at Felix's door,

entered the

to chill with his Bella couldn't contain her curiosity. She stepped forward and

a deep breath. "He's sick, and his family is all overseas. When I visited him last night, he wasn't in good condition,

you there. You've got some nerve, Bella. You really fucking

clean up, but Dominic gritted his teeth and said, "Leave it, Sylvia Clean

glanced at Bella with concem before reluctantly

what you think. There's nothing between us, Can you not get so worked up? I wouldn't have stayed over unless it was an emergency." Perhaps her blunt mention of spending the