Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)
Chapter 145

Chapter 145 The Deal Ended

When Amber spoke, her eyes stayed glued to Dominic, carefully watching his expression. When she saw his expression darkening, a flicker of satisfaction flashed through her.

"If she was only sleeping with you, would she even need birth control pills? A woman like her isn't worth wasting your life on. I can give you everything she never can. I'm generous. I won't hold your past with her against you. After all, any successful man is bound to attract a few flies, right?"

Dominic and coldly. "Are you done?"

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strustrated with his dismissive attitude. "What? I'm saying all this for your own good. I've never seen anything special about Bella. How am I interior to If it's because 1 confronted her at the hospital before and that annoyed you, I apologize! I won't bother her again. "But think about it-both our families are in business. You know how beneficial a marriage between us could be. You should seriously consider it."

Dominic laughed as though he had heard a joke, and there was disdain in his eyes. "You're right. Our families are in business, and a marriage alliance between us would make sense. But I'm not Interested in going with the flow. I prefer to go against it.. "Life isn't just about money and power for me. Doing what I want has more meaning. And let's be real-you're pushing for this marriage because you're in love with me. If you weren't, you wouldn't care about this arrangement. Why lie to yourselt?" Amber was momentarily speechless. He wasn't wrong. If she didn't genuinely like him, she wouldn't have cared about this marriage alliance. She wouldn't bother agreeing to marry someone she didn't know or love just for the sake of her family. Herralk of an alliance was nothing more than a convenient excuse. It was the only reason she had to try and persuade him to marry her.

Not wanting to lose her last shred of dignity, Amber chose not to continue the conversation. She stood up as she tried to maintain her composure.

"I just came to let you know that as an investor in Miller Group's first overseas branch, my father will be visiting Joville in the next few days. He'll be stopping by your house, so be prepared. Don't let some small try annoy him. that when you were struggling

"If my father decides to take action because he's not happy about something, there's nothing I can do to stop him. Let's not forget th abroad for those three years, it was my father who helped you out

"What I want is not a temporary boyfriend of two years. I want you to marry mell

Having said that, Amber tumed and left with the same pride she always camed herself with. Even though she felt she had lowered herself to dust before the man she loved, she still wanted to cling to the last bit of her dignity.

Dominic was thoroughly disgusted with the implied threat in her words and responded coldly, "Weren't those two years beforehand. The moment I retumed, the deal ended. If you want to back out of the investment, go ahead. I couldn't care less." s just a deal? We agreed on the terms

Amber paused for a moment, her eyes reddening and brimming with unshed tears. However, she didn't look back. She needed to leave before she lost control of her

emotions.

That night, Bella drove back to Miller Manor. As soon as she stepped through the front door, Sylvia stopped her.

"Ms. Jones, Ms. Yates came by earlier today. She said something to Mr. Miller, and he has been in an awful mood since then. He didn't even go to the office in the aftemoon and has just been sitting in the living room. Be careful, okay? I think he's upset with you..." H

Bella's heart skipped a beat. Could Amber have told Dominic about the birth control pills? She had been so careful to stop tan from leaking the matter, but she hadn't anticipated that Amber would spill the beans

However, it made sense. Amber probably thought Bella was cheating with another man, so Bella should have expected her to do something like this.