Shattered Longings

Chapter 36 I Bet You Can’t Leave

The air suddenly became tense, and after a brief pause, Dominic walked away with a cold expression.

Bella wished she could bite off her tongue. She hadn’t meant it like that.

Leonard seemed amused by the situation. “Wanna bet? I bet you can’t leave.”

Bella was on the verge of tears. “Bet, my foot!”

If she weren’t too scared to curse, she’d have given him a piece of her mind by now. Leonard might be all smiles now, but if he turned against her, she wouldn’t even have time to cry. She couldn’t afford to mess with someone as powerful as him.

Leonard generously refunded her rent and deposit as he was confident that she wouldn’t be able to leave. His earlier claim that he wouldn’t return the deposit had just been a joke. He wasn’t someone who needed that small amount of money.

Bella was determined to leave, so she packed her bags that night, planning to resign from the hospital in the morning and then head out.

Simon somehow found out about her plans. Knowing she wouldn’t answer his calls, he sent her a text, pestering her.

heard you don’t want to stay there anymore. Come to Holha. I’ll set you up with a job. Someone as talented as

him. But then she wondered how

Simon might be spying on her made her feel sick. What exactly was he trying to do? Wasn’t it enough that he ruined Dorothy’s life?

seek help from someone

that the courtyard was quiet, Bella finally ventured out to “forage for food. But as soon as she stepped out, she spotted Dominic sitting under the

get to the kitchen, she felt like a turtle wanting to retreat into its shell. But Dominic

the awkwardness. “It’s not because of you that

could finish,

No matter how much he might hate her, she didn’t see

a moment, Dominic said calmly, “I’m only staying for half a month, so

he let her finish her sentence? That wasn’t what she meant at all.

uneasy, Dominic suddenly asked, “Why did you

it with the injury, I’ve had long hair for so many years, so I thought I’d try a different style. If

waiting for his response, she got up

Bet You Can: Leave