Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)
Chapter 273

Chapter 273 New Lover

When Bella returned to Miller Manor that evening, there was no trace of Dominic. She knew something had happened again. Feeling exhausted, she asked, "Sylvia, where's Dominic?"

Sylvia seemed puzzled. "Mr. Miller hasn't returned. Didn't he go on a business trip?"

It seemed as though Sylvia didn't know he had returned. With a heavy heart, Bella dragged herself upstairs and called Dominic. But she only heard the cold mechanical voice saying, "Sorry, the number you have dialed is currently unavailable." She grew a little panicked and left him a message on WhatsApp, saying, "call me back once you see this. I'm worried about you, Felix just started working at the hospital, and I leamed about it only recently.

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went for lunch as colleagues. It's not what you think. Can you stop getting upset over small The things she hadn't been able to say to him were meaningless now that they were typed out. He didn't bother to reply to her. There was no news from Dominic the whole night.

At that point, Bella was utterly depressed, and she felt drained. She had no power to change that her emotions were at his mercy.

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Still, she had to go to work She kept an eye on her phone all day, terrified that she'd miss a call or message from him while knowing the chances of him reaching out were nearly non-mistent.

On her way to the hospital, her phone rang, and she instinctively assumed it was Dominic. So, she risked checking the message while driving.

It wasn't from Dominic but Lia. It was a link to a website. Bella clicked on it with disappointment, and a slightly hazy photo popped up on the screen.

The photo was taken at the same five-star hotel where Dominic had taken her the previous time. A man and a woman were entering the hotel. The man was undoubtedly Dominic, while the woman, upon closer inspection, was the same one who had accompanied him to buy a gift for Hallie.

The two of them were intimate, with the woman holding Dominic's arm in a way that made it clear what would happen next, especially in such a setting. Aloud honk brought Bella back to reality, and she slammed on the brakes, nearly avoiding a crash.

The driver in front leaned out the window and yelled, "Just because you're rich doesn't mean you can drive as you wish! You almost hit mel

She opened her mouth and gently apologized, "Sorry, I wasn't paying attention"

Though visibly irritated, the driver said nothing more and drove a

eaway.

When Bella arrived at the hospital, she parked her car and reopened the link to have a better look. It was a gossip news website. Along with the photos, the text said, "Dominic, president of Miller Group, may have found a new lover after officially announcing his relationship. The words" new lover irritated her eyes. This was perhaps the reason Dominic didn't come home last night,

If it had been another woman, Bella could've told herself it was all a mistake. But she knew that woman, and anyone in her position would have suspicions about the whole incident.

Suddenly, Bella felt ludicrous for sending those texts. She was terrified he would misunderstand and become furious, so she humbled herself and explained as much as possible. But he didn't care as he spent the night with another woman, probably laughing at her stupidity.

The pain spread from her chest to every part of her body. The more she looked at the texts she had sent the night before, the more humiliated she became. Finally, she blocked him on WhatsApp so that he was out of sight and out of mind

She strolled into the hospital like an empty shell and remembered how he had deliberately sought her out for a silly medical consultation, which had het teeling both helpless and sweet. It felt like it had just happened. However, reality reminded her that everything was in the past.

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