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.

her. Every time she closed her eyes, she was haunted by the image of him seeing her leave

business trip in Jargue and wasn’t sure when he would return.

in life when one must take the first step, and she had never dared to seek him

wanted to take

Jargue, so she had to take the fastest high–speed train

She arrived at midnight.

was staying, she saw his familiar figure across the street as soon as she got out of the car. Dressed in a black dress

other people with him, likely partners from

prepared to enter the hotel, Bella instinctively moved closer. Perhaps sensing her

around a slender woman beside him,

before.

smile was new to

and the scene before

glanced at Bella with a challenging look and snuggled closer

moment, Bella felt that her presence here was a mistake, making her seem ridiculous. She wanted To escape, but her legs felt

explanation. The truth was irrelevant. He simply

Going to Find

and the woman he was embracing, their smiles filled with suggestive undertones. “Mr. Miller, you have