Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 369 Who Do You Take Me For

Bella knew Dominic could hear them. Only a bedroom door separated them, and the soundproofing here wasn't great.

To avoid further complications, she replied, "Yeah. Don't mind him, he's got a bit of a temper."

Wesley gave a faint smile. "No worries. I'm full, so I'll head out."

Once she had seen Wesley off, Bella let out a long breath. Of all the times Dominic could've shown up, he had to pick now. She hadn't done anything wrong, but she still felt a pang of guilt...

She walked into the bedroom and found Dominic sitting on the edge of the bed, clearly annoyed.

She just wanted to move past this without a fight. "If you haven't eaten yet, want to go grab something together?"

Dominic muttered, "You didn't just let some other guy use your shower-you let him wear my slippers too."

ten bucks at the convenience store? I'll buy you a new pair. I get you obsessing over Felix and Ethan, but come on-you're

"And how do you

expression. Do you think I actually checked? Alright, alright. It's late. What did you come over for

at her with a deep, unreadable expression. "The only reason I came is because I've been so busy.

lips together. "What are you so worried about? I'm doing just fine, aren't I? Go focus on your career, like before. You don't need to keep an eye on me, and you certainly don't need to keep

he didn't need to worry about her. There was nothing in her life that required

darkened, and his tone grew cold and biting. "Don't

she had done to annoy him this time. For some reason, her emotions suddenly

long day, only to find herself tiptoeing around his mood. She didn't want to go out of her way to please anyone, especially not in

to control everything-even after they had broken up-made her feel

a moment of silence, she said in a low voice, "I'll go

just to keep her emotions at bay But eventually, there was nothing

she returned to the bedroom, she was hit by

standing by the window with his back to her, a cigarette in hand. She had no idea