Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 364 An Intimate Connection

Bella's mood remained heavy all day, her emotions weighed down by everything that had happened.

When she got home after work, Dominic was already gone.

She glanced at the neatly made bed and, on impulse, leaned down to inhale. A faint trace of his scent still lingered in the sheets.

It was a strange sensation as if there was some kind of intimate connection binding them.

Dominic might not have been the greatest misfortune of her life, but she couldn't deny that meeting him had been her greatest stroke of luck. From the very beginning, he'd been a bundle of contradictions.

...

The night seemed calm, but for the Sawyer family, it was anything but ordinary.

Daniel had summoned his three sons back to Sawyer Manor, insisting he had an important announcement and urging them to clear their schedules.

by Diane for a private conversation. "Leonard, your dad's planning to discuss the division of inheritance between you three. When he starts talking, try not to say too much. Act like his decisions don't concern you, as

he suddenly bringing this up? Is there something wrong

reached up and gently patted his head, a gesture that made Leonard shift uncomfortably. "Mom, I'm an adult now. This kind

dad's fine. I have no idea what he's thinking. Out of the three of you, you're probably the only one genuinely concerned about his health. The other two seem more like they're here to collect a debt. Given our situation, we need to tread carefully, choose our words wisely, and take things one step at

say anything I shouldn't. Honestly, the inheritance isn't that important to me. I just want a peaceful

even Dad's biological

I don't expect

brothers. Dad doesn't

out of his way to keep things

sadness. "That's how you feel, but your brothers don't see it the same way. No matter how close you were as kids, not that you're all grown, you're a thorn in their side. To your dad, treating you unfairly would feel like he's being prejudiced against you, so he has always tried to keep things even. Just remember what I

was already there, with only Xavier yet to

more and more out of

held up on the way. Let's give him a

it came to the inheritance, he