Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 438 A Little Harder

It was definitely not the best time for Bella to reveal her intentions.

So, she tried to give Dominic a gentle smile as she said, "What are you talking about? Poisoning someone would be a crime. You should just try and see if the food is good yourself." Dominic picked up some food with his spoon, took a bite, and remained expressionless. "It's quite mediocre. Your cooking skills have always been subpar."

Bella did not feel discouraged. After all, receiving a compliment straight from his mouth would be miraculous. "You should just make do for now. I'll work on improving my culinary skills." The moment she finished her sentence, Dominic immediately down his utensil. "Just say what you need to say. If you don't spell it out now, I'll be too afraid to take another bite." Bella's lips twitched, almost losing her composure. "What kind of person do you think I am?"

He answered seriously, "You're someone who can't even be bought with money. I'll get nervous when you suddenly start acting nice toward me."

Afraid he'd catch on too quickly, Bella lowered her head to avoid his scrutinizing gaze. "You can eat it if you want. If you don't want to, I'll just feed it to the dog..." Perhaps her tone hit the right note as Dominic dropped his guard and focused on eating.

In the meantime, Bella tried to make conversation. "How's Pudding doing lately? I haven't seen her in a while."

Dominic responded casually, "She's the same as always. I've been busy and don't have much time to spend with her, but someone's looking after her.

"With the way you are now, it wouldn't be good to bring her here."

don't you bring him over some time? She's so

home all the time. Plus, she'll get to see you too if

hand paused mid-action, his fork hovering in the air. "Do you really want me to come

feeling slightly awkward. Doing things against her own

came up with a reasonable response. "Of course! The baby

spend time with it too, right? You're not just going

as an excuse

didn't reply right away, seeming to mull over her words. Bella pressed him in a half-playful tone,

properly? If I don't answer, it means

Her first step had been solid enough, laying a good foundation for

she couldn't rush things too much. It would

cleaning up in the

rubbed her back, ensuring that Dominic, who was sitting on the couch

to her for a brief

sore, and I feel so drained. C-Can you give me a massage? I'm not

Looking reluctant, Dominic moved