Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)
Chapter 133

Chapter 133 Look After You

Dominic froze momentarily. Bella took advantage of his shocked state to slip through the gap under his arm and quickly ran away.

Early the next day, Bella had just arrived at the hospital when she received a message from Dominic,

He wrote, "Oscar has just requested for a transfer. He says that the farther away he's sent, the better. I just so happen to have a company abroad that's currently lacking people. The details have been settled, but I have a bunch that his breakup with Lia isn't as simple as things seem to be."

After reading Dominic's message, Bella also sensed that things weren't adding up. Everything had been fine when she went on vacation with Lia and Oscar.

Their breakup was sudden, and the excuse Oscar gave was something he had told Lia he did not mind before. It felt forced to bring it up again and use it as an excuse for their breakup.

She had thought about asking Dominic to help her get to the bottom of it, but after giving it some thought, she could only give up on that idea as she knew Dominic definitely would not ask his employees about their private affairs.

Since they had already broken up, she could only let it go. No matter what other reason Oscar had to break up with Lia, there was no need for them to obsess over it. Now that Lia was heartbroken, Bella had a great excuse for her to go home late. She immediately went to Lia's studio to hide once she got off work. Although she seemed calm, she was terrified of being alone with Dominic. Ever since that night, she had been on guard, trying to prevent it from happening again. She had run to Lia's studio so quickly that even Lia felt suspicious of her behavior. "Rather than caring for me, why do I feel like you're just trying to hide from Dominic?

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to avoid him?"

"What happened to you two this time? You two have been staying together for so many years. Do you really think it'll be that easy for Bella pursed her lips. "Don't overthink things. I'm just worried about you. Oscar has been arranged to go abroad soon. He requested the transfer himself." Lia did not give much of a reaction. "ch, his business has nothing to do with me anymore. I won't lose my shit over him. We were only together for a few days. The feelings I have for him aren't much. It's just that his excuse to breakup with me was just too hurtful."

Bella sighed, "Dominic thinks there might be more to it. What do you think he's hiding? Honestly, I gave Oscar a call yesterday. Judging from his tone, I don't think he's doing well after the breakup either."

Lia's hands paused before she asked, "What can he possibly hide? He just feels guilty that he's going back on his word. I don't think I'll ever get married. You understand my condition. Although I look healthy, when it comes to manage and having children, 1... "I don't want to drag anyone down with me. I'm alright with being on my own."

Bella was upset when she saw Lia's forced smile. How much courage did it take for Lia to have to accept the idea of a lifetime of solitude?

By the time Bella arrived home, it was already 11:00 pm. The entire manor was silent as everyone had gone to sleep.

She gently crept back into her room. Her heart couldn't help but beat rapidly when she passed by Dominic's room. She only sighed in relief when she noticed that he had not opened his door

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Once she retumed to her room, she threw her bag onto the ground and turned on the lights. However, she immediately jumped up in fright when she saw sitting on her bed.

"Why are you here?"

Dominic lifted his arm to look at his watch. "What time is it now? You might as well have stayed out the whole night."

He looked extremely displeased, but he did not seem to be furious at her.

Bella sighed in relief and said, "I was accompanying Lia until it was time e for her to get off work. She just got her heart broken. It's only right that I take care of ber." Dominic looked at her as he slowly got up. "Get ready to deal with the consequences if you're not home by nine when you don't have a shift."

Bella telt her back grow cold. "I'm already an adult now. Are you sure you want to restrict my freedom in such a way?"

Dominic walked up to her and patted her shoulder.

"Haven't you heard people say that an elder brother's responsibilities are equivalent to a father's? It's my duty to look after you. Alright, I'm going to go to sleep

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Biella was stunned as she stood there and watched him leave. He had always hated it when she referred to him as her elder brother,

It didn't matter if he was joking or not, but the fact that he had taken the initiative to mention that had shocked her to her core.

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