Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 360 Am I Not Good-Looking Enough

Bella felt a bit embarrassed by his intimate gesture, especially with so many people around. "Don't do that. It's embarrassing." He feigned displeasure. "What's so embarrassing about it? Am I not good-looking enough?"

Bella genuinely had no way to refute his statement. Carefully, she took a bite of her steak, managing to avoid his fork.

This jerk... He had the audacity to act as if he had her completely under his thumb. When he was fierce, it felt as if he could take her life. However, he refused to let her go entirely, choosing instead to win her over with gentleness. After dinner, Dominic didn't insist on going to her house. After saying their goodbyes, he drove off.

As she watched his car disappear into the darkness at the end of the road, an inexplicable sense of emptiness washed over her.

The invisible thread that connected them seemed to tighten. It felt as if he could easily pull it and control her with just a gentle tug. This wasn't good for her, but somehow, it didn't feel entirely bad either.

...

she found breakfast waiting for her on her desk, along with a note from Lana. It was an apology for what had happened before, expressing a genuine hope that Bella could truly

to return it. "No one's going to bother you anymore, so you don't need to do this. We might not be able to be friends, but we can still be colleagues. Let's just keep our distance

nodded. "Why wouldn't I

have dared to provoke me in the first place. Also, I have nothing to do with

down, she knew that was true.

following week, Dominic didn't contact Bella, and she didn't reach out to him either. Occasionally, she would catch glimpses of

pouring in a significant amount of investment. They were

off day, Bella invited Lia to go shopping. It had been a while since they hung out

Bella

Qu

but complain, "I already said I'd

small business owner, but since you're no longer with Dominic and are now broke, I feel bad