Shattered Longings

hapter 34 Seeing Dominic Again

When they arrived home, two b

sedans were parked at the gate, leaving no space for Leonard’s car.

He had to drop off Bella and then find another place to park.

Bella walked into the courtyard and caught a glimpse of Dominic holding some blueprints and discussing something with others. The sunlight filtered through the grape trellis, casting delicate shadows on him, making it seem like a picturesque scene.

Suddenly, a woman dressed in professional attire with short, neat hair emerged from the kitchen carrying a tray of tea. Bella instinctively stepped back and retreated to her room.

That woman was the same one who had been in Dominic’s arms when they entered the hotel. Bella had waited outside the hotel all night, dreading what might have transpired between the two in Dominic’s

room.

Even on this business trip, he had brought that woman along.

With Dominic’s arrival, Leonard’s place became fully occupied and much livelier. But for Bella, it was a form of torture. Her once peaceful life was completely disrupted.

to moving between her room and the kitchen. Most of the time, though, the

sound. Magdalena, on the other hand,

make herself something to eat late at night and once

because she saw Magdalena was only preparing a drink and would

suddenly asked, Do you think

at her in surprise but didn’t

“Sometimes, what you see isn’t always the truth. Mr. Miller isn’t that kind of man. I’m just

Magdalena took her tea and

why she felt the need to say any of this. Anything related to Dominic had nothing to do

instant noodles and finishing it, Bella thought about taking

doctor had advised her not to let water touch her wound, as it would hinder recovery, and she understood this. She

and undressed. Just as she turned on the

and grabbed a piece of clothing to cover herself. When she saw that

her with a blank expression. “You’re a doctor.

Seeing Dominic

sense?”

to say she’d be careful not to get the wound wet, but