Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 417 The Regret Shouldn't Be Mine

Bella was at her breaking point. She choked out, "Every time we fight and make up, it always ends the same way. We can't help but bring up old arguments. We can't help but use cold, hurtful words to hurt each other... This is why we're not right for each other. Dominic, thank you for giving me the chance to be with you and for helping me see the truth that we're not suited for each other. If that's the case, why can't we just leave each other in peace?"

She took a deep breath, her chest rising and falling sharply, her breathing shallow and frantic.

The tears in her eyes almost blinded her to Dominic's expression. She couldn't see if there was any subtle shift in his expression. Through the foggy haze of her vision, at least she didn't have to face the coldness in his eyes so directly. Suddenly, he spoke. "I never wanted you to feel regret."

Bella's breath caught in her throat. She wanted to see his face when he said those words, but the tears clouded her sight. Before she could wipe them away, he turned and walked out.

She kept replaying his words in her mind. His voice had been low, his tone seemingly calm, but there was a trace of something else.

of making her feel hopeless one moment and offering her hope the next. She was stuck, caught between the two, always going back and forth between the highs and lows. And yet, she still didn't learn her lesson. She thought she could navigate in and out of this

Cara entered the room and

at the evening sky

felt impossible to find peace that night. The long, damp rainy season made everything feel heavy. The

wind swept in. Dominic tried to light a cigarette, but the flame from his lighter was blown out each time as if

up on

smoking, leaving the cigarette

was heavy now, with raindrops as large

never imagined that one day he would find himself in such a desperate situation because of Bella. He felt that she might just be

that in the beginning, she had been very obedient, always listening to him.

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