Shattered Longings

Chapter 16 The Child Isn’t His

Lia was referring to Dominic when she mentioned Bella’s nemesis. Bella shook her head, feeling dejected, and confided everything she had discovered to Lia.

Lia was like a startled squirrel, suddenly handed a juicy, unexpected piece of gossip. Her eyes widened in disbelief.

Lia did her best to show her support to her best friend. “I think… the one who deserves all the blame here is your father. And even if Dominic’s dad had feelings for your mom, it has nothing to do with you. Don’t get too caught up in it.”

Bella felt a deep frustration welling up inside her. She took a big gulp of beer, but it did nothing to wash away the suffocating feeling.

After going through Dorothy’s belongings, Bella knew there was something else she needed to do. She had to find her father and deliver the letters Dorothy never had the chance to send. That man needed to know he was a heartless bastard who had ruined a woman’s life.

Suddenly, a familiar woman’s voice cut through the air

“Dr. Jones, what a surprise. I never would’ve thought that someone so serious in a white coat would end up in a place like this after hours.”

Mandy had appeared out of nowhere. Bella looked up at the woman dressed in revealing and gaudy. clothes. She felt disgusted, probably because she was Dominic’s lover.

you seem to run into your

next to Bella. “Dr. Jones,

the question made Lia roll her eyes. “What does that have

“What I wanted to tell you the other day at the hospital

was taken aback.

a photo of her on his phone? Didn’t he

air, her smile tinged with something

figure out what Mandy was getting at. If she had really seen Bella’s picture on Dominic’s phone, shouldn’t she consider Bella a rival? But

didn’t ask more about the photo, but she tried to probe gently, “You just had surgery not too long ago, and you’re out here.

“Why would he care about me? You don’t actually think the baby I aborted was

was stunned again. “It

it had been! If it were, maybe I’d have a shot at getting

who the child’s father was. Her mind was racing with

The Child fent

involved with Dominic and that Dominic had a photo of her on