Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 397 Can't Handle Her

Rosa's death was ultimately swept under the rug by the Clarke family. It was labeled a suicide, and the case was quickly closed. It had indeed been a suicide anyway.

As lan stepped out of the police station, he felt as if he had emerged from a different world. The wind blew gently, and the sun shone brightly. Everything seemed unchanged, yet somehow it all felt different.

As always, Steven's face showed no emotion. "When are you coming home, lan?"

lan raised a hand to shield his eyes from the glaring sunlight. "When you're dead."

Steven replied coolly, "I was already pretty merciful to Rosa. Her death isn't my fault, and neither was your mom's. They brought that on themselves. If you want to hate me, go ahead. I have countless ways to make sure you can't survive out here." Ignoring him, lan drove away without a backward glance. Just seeing Steven made him feel sick.

When he arrived at Dominic's office, he found both Leonard and Dominic there. He greeted them casually before sinking into the couch, quietly grappling with the turmoil inside him.

His relationship with Rosa hadn't been dramatic.

of playing around had no boundaries, and he couldn't handle it. In a fight, she used her freedom as an excuse to break up. Eventually, he became like Rosa. And ironically, she

seeing lan's expression, Leonard and Dominic exchanged

lan. "Dude, did you take something? Why are you here being all sentimental instead of being at the hospital?" Instead of responding with a

raised his hands and shot Dominic a desperate look for help. It just felt strange to have a grown man resting on his

Dominic had wrapped up his work,

off at a hotel." Leonard and Dominic exchanged glances, silently agreeing to keep quiet. They both knew about lan's mother,

feeling a kinship in. the struggle. "Yeah, it's tough for everyone. I'm

Pn

to fail and hoping my dad kicks the bucket so that no one can protect me. I have to get

at Dominic, as if expecting him to share his

that bad... except

...

2:00 am, the three of them stumbled out of