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.

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

frowned. "Isn't Dad's health fine right now? Why is he suddenly bringing this

up and gently patted his head, a gesture that made Leonard shift uncomfortably. "Mom, I'm an adult now. This kind of thing makes me feel awkward... What's going

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

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

even Dad's biological

don't expect the same

Dad

way to keep

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

lounge, Pierre was already there, with only Xavier yet to

was tense. "Xavier's getting more and more out of line. Calling him home

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

inheritance, he viewed both Xavier and Leonard as rivals. After about 30 minutes, Xavier