Shattered Longings

Chapter 20 Going to Find Him

Bella couldn’t keep Dominic from leaving, just as she had never been able to hold him back before.

He sped off into the darkness, leaving no trace behind

When she received the call from the hospital, she remained calm as she could already guess outcome. Due to the media frenzy, she had been temporarily suspended from her position.

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These blows had become almost numb to her. Things were already bad enough. What more could go wrong?

For three days, there was no sign of Dominic or news from him.

When Bella mustered the courage to call him, she discovered that she had been blocked. The mechanical voice on the other end repeated that the call couldn’t be connected.

Such coldness was truly characteristic of him.

At first, she hoped that once his anger subsided, he would return. At least, he should give her a chance to explain, to show him that things weren’t as he thought, even if he were angry with her.

closed her eyes, she was haunted by the image of

that Dominic was on a business trip in Jargue and wasn’t sure when he would return. She decided to

take the first step, and she had never dared to seek him out before, at any time or place, because he always

time, she wanted to

so she had to take the fastest high–speed train available. On the train, she repeatedly

She arrived at midnight.

soon as she got out of the car. Dressed in a black dress shirt and trousers,

people with him, likely partners from the

Perhaps sensing her presence, Dominic glanced her way, but after

woman beside him, smiling with a

before.

smile was new

steps faltered, and the scene before

challenging look and snuggled closer

a mistake, making her seem ridiculous. She wanted To escape, but her legs felt as heavy as lead, refusing

explanation. The truth was irrelevant. He simply loathed her and didn’t want

Going to

at Dominic and the woman he was embracing, their smiles filled with suggestive undertones.