Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 202 It's My Fault

The pace moment et hamneny between them was fleeting, vanishing as quickly as it came...

vý Bella thought about everything Dominic had done recently, the smile in her eyes faded. She turned over and lay on her back, her hand instinctively moving to her lower abulumen "Please, don't let there be a new life growing inside ine, Please,"

, Dominic turned to see herlying there while lost in thought. He walked over and said, "Get up. The view here is nice in the morning.

Having hushed his rignette, t Let's go take a walk?

Bella sat up, feeling sore all over and not wanting to move. "Have you been here before?"

He Laised aneyebrow, "Of course. This island used to be mine. But I didn't have time in vacation here, so I sold it to the Sawyer family. Mr. Sawyer Senior likes it.

She was shocked as she had never known that. It made her feel like she had lived in the Miller residence for years without knowing anything. She had always known that they were rich, but this... This was on another level. It completely changed her understanding of their wealth, She asked tentatively, "so... do you have a private jet? What about a yacht?"

Dominic responded with the kind of confidence that only someone extremely privileged could possess, "I have everything. I've been wondering-no one at home has treated you be a maid all these years. So, how is it that you don't know anything? Bella was speechless. It wasn't that no one had told her-it was that she had been too cautious. She knew he hated her in the beginning, so she tried hard to stay under the radar. She never wanted him to think she was after his family's wealth.

She lived like a shadow, and her world was confined to her bedroom. She never paid attention to anything beyond that, so she knew little.

Even so, it hadn't stopped him from.continuing to despise her all these years

Seeing that he seemed to be in a decent mond since coming on vacation-much better than the cold, irritable man he was before they left-Bella started to weigh her options. She would rather admit fait and soften up if it meant he would give up on the Idea of getting her pregnant.

She followed him inside when he went to the bathroom to freshen up. They stood side-by-side at the sink, brushing their teeth. Bella glanced at him every now and Then, preparing herself before speaking in a negotiating tone, "I was wrong." Dominic shot her as

suspicious look, his mouth full of toothpaste foam. He said nothing.

Feeling disheartened, she pressed on, "I really don't want to have a baby. I'll do anything else. It's my fault, okay?"

He still d

I didn't respond. After rinsing his mouth, he glanced at her and said calmly, "Your mouth is full of foam. Can you finish brushing your teeth first?

with that, he turned and left the bathroom

Bella hurried to ring her mouth and chased after him. "What do you think about what [said? know you were angry back then. And now, I fully understand that I can't leave until you let me. I won't try to leave anymore, okay?"

His face showed no emotion, making it impossible to read his thoughts. "I'm not interested in discussing this, You've made this mistake more than once, so There's no point in talking further. If you want things to be easter, just behave." Hertemper laced when she saw that bring soft

working. "I'm not going to have a baby for you no matter what! Even if I get pregnant, I won't let it be born!

His impression darkened instantly. "That's not for you to decide."

Bella deflared like a wilted flower. He was right-she never had a say from the beginning. He held all the power, and she had always been nothing more than a passive bystander who was forced to comply-even if it was against her will. Angry and frustrated, Bella stormed off to Lia's room. Lia was still fast asleep but woke groggily when Bella opened the door. She asked sleepily, "What's going on?

Without saying a word, Bella sat on the edge of the bed, pulled out her phone, and changed Dominic's contact name to "Bastard",

Chapter 201 What Kind of Person is le

Lia Teatrdower in vre the contact name Bella had jest clongest on her phone and laughed. "Having a spat se early in the morning? 1vit because

nella, amornish, spilled, "Things went fine, thon't worry about mir, just go bark to sleep. I don't want to be around him, an I'm borrowing your room for peace and

la shook her head, saying, "Nili, I'm awalır now. You can stay LI you wa

had to spend every day with someone like Duminie, I'd be just as irritated as you.

Bella asked casually, "What do you mean by 'someone like Is

Lia thought momentarily before answering, "He's overbearing and has a bal temper, but he tors have his perks - he's handsome and wealthy. These two things are enough for him to have women lining up from the south to the north of paville. Honestly, it makes you look a bit ungrateful, luha." Bella couldn't help but roller eyes. She knew she wouldn't p

per any

serious answers out of Lia

Once Lia finished getting ready, the two of them went to healdast. Not everyone was awake yet, so it was just the two of them, Dominic, and Leonard at the table.

Bella ignored Dominic completely throughout the mead. Knowing his temperament, be certainly wasn't going to make the first move to ease the tension between them, so they sat there like strangers at the same table, pretending not to kumw eachother. Seeing this, Lia and Leonard exchanged glances but wisely chose to stay silent. The only sounds at the table were the clinks of cutlery against plates.

After breakfast, fan and Celine joined them. One they had grabbed a quickbite to eat, the group planned to go deep-

The weather was perfect that day, and the vast ocean stretched out in all its awe-inspiring majesty.

-sea fishing on the yacht.

The household staff, who had won maid outfits yesterday, had now changed into bikinis. Their perfect figures made even Bella and Lia blush, Conversely, the men tried to keep their expressions neutral, but their minds were likely wandering. Pudding, uninterested in all the commotion, lay sound asleep at Della's feet. Hella herself hadn't fully woken up either, so she leaned back in a lounge chait, testing with her eyes closed.

Suddenly, she heard footsteps approaching. She opened her eyes to see Celine standing nearby, Selling, she sat up and asked, "Why aren't you out fishing with the others?

Celine glanced over at the group in the distance, looking somewhat disinterested "rma little tired, so las slipping it. You must know lan pretty well, right?"

Bella thought for a moment before answering. "I suppose so. We work in the same hospital and department.

Celine smiled and asked, "What do

you think his traction would be if I told him I was pargnant?

s pregnant? How do you think he'd handle it?"

Bellawasght off guard "Are you perriant?

Celle quickly soklet head, "No. I'm just asking Impobetically. We're just chatting, flat's all.

Bella only knew tot in a professional setting, so she didn't feel comfortable making assumptions. "I really don't know. That it you've boi planing on getting maried, it's liciter to take precautions otherwise, you'll be the nor who suders. For men, these things don't seem to have muchipart onthen. Beating that, Celine's face shined a flicker of disappulistim