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."

over Felix and Ethan, but come on-you're jealous over a

look. "And how do

you come over for anyway? You've been so busy lately. If you didn't

deep, unreadable expression. "The only reason I came

on your career, like before. You don't need to

it in a lighthearted tone, hoping to reassure him that he didn't need to worry about her. There was nothing in her life that required

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

annoy him this time. For some

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

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

said in a low voice, "I'll go clean up the

busied herself with the dishes, then moved on to the laundry, keeping her hands occupied just to keep her emotions at bay But eventually, there was

the bedroom, she was hit

standing by the window with his back to her, a cigarette in