Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)
Chapter 229

Chapter 229 Are You Avoiding Me

With that thought in mind, she warned tia, "I know you have Domine's maner, but you'd better not tell him about this

Lia was shocked by the stern look on Belle's face. "I wa't say anything Prn on your side. Don't you trus

Bella stored in lia's stobo until no pun before heading back to Miller Manor,

She had gotten rid of the test hit as she couldn't possibly being that back with her. She had also collected her emotions as she didn't want Dominic to notice that something was wrong.

As soon as he entered the being room, she immediately noticed Dominic sitting on the couch. She felged nonchalance as she greeted him, "Why aren't you asleep yo

De mic looked at her impassively and said, "Come here."

Sled intent to get close to him. She had a feeling he would see right through her if she went near him. So, she pretended to yawn and said, "Why don't we talk in the morning? I'm exhausted."

Dominic got from the couch and walled toward her while she subconsciously took a step back. A complicated look flashed across his eyes, but it was too quick for her to catch it. He asked, "Are you avoiding me?"

Bella was feeling slightly anxious as she said, "I'm not. Why do you say that? I've just been a bit busy recently. You can ask for about it as things have been hectic in the hospital." Dominig instinctively turned to look at her hands. She had a habit of picking at her nails when she was lying and feeling nervous. However, this time, she wasn't moving her hands.

He collected his emotions and said, "You should go to sleep if you're tired. I'll bring you out this weekend to relax.

With that said, he turned around to head upstairs, Bella sighed in relief.

No one else would understand how hard it was for her to resist picking at her nails. She was ti of cat and mouse.

filled with guilt, and she felt like she was trapped in a patne

Bella couldn't sleep that night. Even though she was exhausted, she couldn't Lall into deep sleep. She delt disoriented and frustrated. She was only able to fall asleep when the sam came out,

She wasn't able to go to work in that state, so she took a day off. She slept in until noon and secretly headed to another hospital for a check-up.

The report wrote that she

Looking at the black and white photo of the small bad growing inside of her after getting the report, she broke down in tears. The was 45 days along, which meant that it had been more them one and a half months.

She didn't know how she left the hospital, but her mind was in chaos. She was thinking about the best way for her to abort the baby. With how things were going, her pregnancy symptoms would only worsen, and her belly would only grow bigger. Dominic was bound to realize that something was amass considering that they were living under the same rool

She had never felt so afraid in her life.

She didn't want to go home as the entire manor was filled with traces of Dominic. It would only make her feel more anxious

Hence, she decided to head over to Lia's studio. She stayed there until it was

slate at night and she had no choice but to head home.

When she left the studio with Lia, she was shocked to see Dominic's car parked by the roadside. She immediately clutched Lia's sleeve and accidentally pinched Lia's skin instead

Lia immediately shouted out in pain, "What are you doing? It hurts!"

She had just finished her sentence when she noticed Dominic's car,

She immediately fell silent, and the two of them hesitated for a while before Lia said, "You should He won't be able to tell since it hasn't been more than three months."

1. go. He still doesn't know yet, so why are you afraid?

Bella took a deep breath and walked up to his car. "Why did y

I you come here? I was u

just planning to go home..."

Dominic sat in the driver's seat and looked at her with a dark gaze. "Why have you been coming here so often the past few days? I heard you didn't the hospital today. Have you been here the whole day?