Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella) novel Chapter 210

Chapter 210 Growing Up, Growing Apart 

Dominar sar pand complainant, “You had a fever in the middle of the night and kept me and lan bury. Meanwhile, you slept soundly thìmuch i 

Bella wors surprised. She had a recollection of this, but it explained why she had slept until almost noon, 

No wonder is someone as disciplined as him was just getting up now. She suddenly felt a bit pudry. “Sorry for the trouble. 

or be a displeased look “When you first came to Miller Manne, you weren’t this polite. 

She replied casually, “I was younger then What did I know? 

He sat on the edge of the bed and put in his slippers with his back to her. He didn’t get up right away. “So, you’re saying we’ve becomi you’ve grown up 

The tone of his voice hinted at the strange mood from last night. Bella figured he was probably just going through one of his “phases“, where his emotions were everywhere. Wisely, she decided to deflect “I’m lamgry. Hurry up! 

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Surprisingly, he obeyed without complaint. But just before leaving, it seemed like he sighed softly or was the imagining 

When he returned with food, she had already washed up and was waiting obediently on the bed. 

She believed him when he said she had a fever last night. Her body still felt uncomfortable, likely from sweating a lot. After eating, she planned to ask Lia to help wipe down her wound since she couldn’t risk a shower with it–it might get infected. 

While she ate, Dominic stood nearby, watching her. His stare made her skin crawl. “Why are you staring at me?” 

He smiled unexpectedly, a little smirk playing on his lips. “I’m just thinking it’s nice to see you eating so energetically.” 

care of her without a hint of irritation. 

Bella found this odd. He wasn’t acting like his usual self. Usually, he’d be cold and indifferent. Now, he was taking ca He wasn’t the type of man to treat her any differently just because she took a bullet for him. 

After she finished eating, Dominic insisted on taking her for a short walk. He explained that a bit of activity would help her recover, and no matter how lazy she felt, she couldn’t argue with him. 

As they walked outside, Lia approached. “Bella, how are you feeling? You had me so worried Lst night when you got that fever. Jan even said we might need to take you back to the hospital. Thankfully, it broke later” 

Bella hadn’t realized that her fever had caused so much concern. “Ts fine now, see? Back to normal. By the way, could you help me wipe down later? 1 feel so uncomfortable 

Before La could respond, Dominic cut in, “I’ll take care of 

Bella exchanged a glance with Lia One of them looked resigned while the other found the situation amusing Lia teased. “Oh, perfect. I’m too delicate for such rough work. Iet him do it! I was just about to look for Leonard anyway. See you later!”