Shattered Longings

Chapter 74 He Figured It Out

“It’ll be done soon. Stop rushing me. Pressuring me won’t help,” Simon said soothingly.

The woman stayed firm. “If you can’t get this done, don’t blame me if I take matters into my own hands. I think you’re letting her go!”

St feeling sorry for her! You can’t stand the thoug

Bella found their argument boring and walked away. She didn’t have a good feeling about Simon’s family because they reminded her O She and her mother were aband

She didn’t envy them, but she did resent them.

After work that evening, Bella ran into Ian in the parking garage. When he saw her car, he immediately recognized it as one of Dominic’s collections.

“Why were you so miserable commuting by bus? Why didn’t you switch sooner?” he asked.

Bella scoffed. “You go first. I don’t want to scratch your car with my lousy driving skills. I couldn’t afford to pay for any damages.”

Bella wasn’t surprised that someone close to Dominic would have

as a joke and slowly pulled out. Assuming he wasn’t in a hurry, Bella decided to go first But then her worst

broke out on her forehead as she and Ian stared at each other through the windshields; neither of them

up a little and said, “Ladies

her window and said with a hint of frustration, “Whose fault is it that you were so careless? I thought you weren’t in

a pang in his heart and wiped his eyes. “Sorry about that. You

and inspected the front. A coin–sized chunk of paint had been scraped

few days, and now it

to

she spotted Dominic’s lean figure on the sofa. She approached and held up the car keys.

his phone, casually picked up his teacup, took

That was it?

steady herself. “Um, should I get

from what he was doing and said, “It’s up to you. If you think it’s a problem, get it fixed. If not, just drive it as is. There’s no need to ask me about something so minor. I gave you the car, and I didn’t