Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella) novel Chapter 214

Chapter 24 Exercise Restraint 

s, she couldn’t help herself. 

At breakfast, Bella kept observing Dominic Although watching him didn’t clear her deshis, 

Noticing her gate, Dominic casually ruffled her hair and asked, “What’s wrong? Why are you staring at me?” 

She stated slightly, thinking his gaze on her was strange. She wondered what could cause someone’s personality to change so drastically. 

you looking at this? You 

Seeing her dated expression, he thought for a moment before taking off the brooch from his chest and handing it to her. “Are y can have it if you want.” 

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Stereochea e to accept it but quickly snapped back to reality. “L.. Um. I wanted to ask you something.” 

He smiled slight, and his gaze softened as he looked at her. He was clearly in a good mood. “Go ahead” 

Setta gathered her courage and asked, “Did you go looking for my dad’s wide?” 

Dominde’s gaze shiited, and instead of answering, he countered with, “Did Simon contact you? 

this an acknowledgment? She felt confused. “Yes, he told me about it. Why did you cause het trouble?” 

She frowned at his response. Was th 

He answered naturally, “Because she hit you.” 

She found this response hard to comprehend. “It’s been several days… Even so, you shouldn’t have gone so far as to run her over, should you?” 

He raised an eyebrow. “Didn’t you get hit pretty badly? I originally didn’t intend to go this far, but the more I thought about it, the angrier I got. Don’t worry. She’s not dead, she just won’t be jumping around anymore.” 

Bella bald his brooch tightly and looked down without saying anything. She didn’t know it what he did was right. It was satisfying to some extent, bu was ultimately an illegal action. She had dreamed of getting revenge for the beating she took, but not with such extreme and terrifying measures. 

What surprised her the most was that Dominic would actually do this for her… 

While she was lost in thought, he finished his meal and stood up “Don’t overthink it. It was me, and it has nothing to do with you. You don’t need to feel guilty. If you don’t like it, I’ll restrain myself in the future. I’m heading to the office now. Eat well at home.” 

Watching him leave, she pressed her hand to her chest, forcefully suppressing the fluttering feelings rising with her. When he was cold she could control herself. Now that he was acting strangely warm, however, it was impossible to maintain that control. 

How could anyone resist a gentleman like him? 

distant,