Shattered Longings

Chapter 88 Mellow

Bella hesitated and said, “Maybe… Never mind. I don’t think Icm look.”

Lia was losing her patience. “ignoring it won’t make it go away. Pretending you didn’t get a reply isn’t going to help. Just check it already. If you don’t, I’ll do it t So, Bella opened the message, bolding her breath as she read. The reply surprised her

Dominic’s message said, “Yeah. I’m in a meeting.”

for you.”

Lia thought for a moment. “That ‘yeah” probably means you two did fuck, and he was serious about what he said. Saying he’s in a meeting just means he’s too busy to talk. She mudged nella. “I told you so. Congratulations, you’re finally with the guy you’ve wanted for years!”

Bellastared at the bright sun outside, still feeling groggy from last night’s drinking. She was having a hard time accepting what had happened.

“Stop joking. This can’t be true. He’s just busy right now. Let’s not talk about it. You go do your thing, and I’ll be fine.”

“Okay, I’ll get back to work. You relax,

and tired, Bella fell asleep on the couch with her Bluetooth headphones on, listening to music, Lla, being thoughtful, turned up the air conditioning and covered her with a

tightly in her hand, La sighed inwardly, “Loving someone who might not be right for you–is it a

felished her work and woke

sleepily and said, “I’m so hungry. Let’s go

and said, “I know a great place. It’s hidden away, so just leave your car. Let’s

she noticed her phone was

Bela saw a black Rolls–Royce parked outside and recognized the license plate. “That’s Dominic’s

know

for nearly 20 years. Afraid he’ll bite? “As for last night, it he’s serious, just go with it. If

car, silent and still she hesitated but headed toward her own car,

and walked back to Dominic’s car, Herolled down his window, and his tace was hard to