Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)
Chapter 274

Chapter 274 You Hurt Me More

tan walked past Bella's office just in time. "Morning,"

She acted as though nothing was wrong and responded, "Morning. Looks like you're not late today."

He studied her expression closely. "Are you okay? You look somewhat off."

She lifted her hand and stroked her cheek, "Oh, really? I'm alright. Perhaps the chilly weather is making my skin a little dry."

Upon hearing her response, lan wondered if she had seen the news.

Seeing that he seemed doubtful of her, Bella asked, "Is there anything else?"

He swiftly shook his head. "No. 1'll get back to worknow."

She nodded and put on her coat before sitting down. Before she even had a chance to settle in, Lia called her.

She instinctively wanted to reject the call because she knew Lia would discuss Dominic's matter. It was tiring enough to act like nothing was wrong, but one word from Lia would undoubtedly break her. However, Lia kept calling several more times. Bella finally couldn't take it anymore and answered, "I'm busy. Can we talk later?"

Lia was taken aback by her calm tone and paused for a moment. "Didn't you see what I sent you?"

"Idid," Bella replied nonchalantly.

Lia exclaimed, "So, why are you not reacting at all? Didn't you used to believe something was going on between Dominic and that woman? Now that it's all clear, you should confront him "

Upon hearing her words, Bella telt her headache. "What's there to confront him about? From the start, I was the one who liked him and threw myself at him. If anything, I need to stop embarrassing myself.

"By the way, Felix is back and working at our hospital. We had lunch yesterday, and Dominic happened to bump into us..."

Lia paused momentarily, asking, "Could he have deliberately gone to see that woman because he misunderstood you and Felix?"

A bitter grin appeared on Bella's pale lips. "I would've understood if something were going on between Felix and me, but that isn't the case. If he's trying to hurt me by doing this, he's hurting more than I've ever hurt him. Anyway, I need to go back to work" With that, she hung up the phone.

Suddenly, a long, pale finger tapped softly on the edge of her desk, followed by Felix's voice. "Why do you look so drained this early in the day?"

Bella straightened up and sighed. "It's nothing."

"Is it because of what happened yesterday?" He frowned.

She paused momentarily before responding, "It has nothing to do with you. I'm fine."

Felix was observant and didn't buy her excuse at all. After a few moments of hesitation, he said nothing. "It's great that you're fine. I'll leave now. Call me if you need anything

Bellacould sense that everyone knew about Dominic's new lover, but they avoided discussing it around her. Everywhere she went, she could feel people staring at her with sympathy. Their gazes made her feel as if she were drowning in their pity. When work was hectic, she felt fine because she had no time to think about it. However, as soon as things calmed, the anxiousness returned, choking her

Dating the two-hour lunch break, she spent hour and 58 minutes resisting the impulse to call Dominic, yet in the final two minutes, she caved in and called him. rangoure, twice, then thrice.

The constant herping rang out in her heart, just as she was about to end it, the call went through