Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 236 I Can Accept It

Bella lifted her wine glass shyly for a small toast. She didn't dare to look at Dominic as her eyes flashed with a mix of bashfulness and nervousness. Stop joking"

Dominic took a sip of his red wine and said solemnly, "I'm not joking. Weren't you curious about what it was like to be my girlfriend? You'll be able to know what it's like starting from today."

Bella felt like she was stuck in a dream and was slightly dazed. She quietly focused on cutting the steak in front of her. She wasn't used to eating steak that was too rare. However, she had followed in Dominic's footsteps after seeing him order a mediurn rare steak, afraid that he would tease her about it. The second she sliced into the steak, a light red juice came spilling out.

At that moment, her professionalism kicked in as she couldn't help but think that she was in her operating room, slicing her patient's skin. She immediately lost her appetite after that.

She didn't want to ruin the mood, so she put down her life unhappily. She would take a few sips of her wine occasionally.

Dominic had assumed she just found it difficult to cut the steal, so he took her plate over and helped her cut her steak into smaller pieces. "Here you go." Looking at the tenderness in his eyes, Bella immediately found herself falling harder for him.

Even if she couldn't stand the medium rare steak or even if her plate was filled with poison, she would eat it all up. But weirdly enough, the steak didn't taste as raw as she had expected it to. What looked like blood was actually something that managed to enhance the flavor of the entire dish.

The steak was soft and melted in her mouth. She could tell that the chef was talented.

Bella didn't find the food repulsive. As long as she didn't overthink things, the steak was undeniably delicious.

"Thank you." Bella said as she looked at him. Her tone even carried a hint of sweetness.

Dominic played with the wine glass in his hand, and there was a playful glint in his eyes. "You can say all the thanks now. I'll accept it as long as you don't

say it in bed "

is way of teasing her?

Bella's cheeks immediately turned red. Couldn't he just ask her to not be too polite? Was this his w

Her heart began to beat rapidly when Dominic's gaze suddenly turned toward someone who had just left the restaurant. His gaze immediately tensed as his eyes seemed to glaze over.

Suddenly, he got up and chased after that person. He was so quick that Bella didn't even have time to react. She looked at the waiter and didn't dare to after Dominic.

Considering

ng that they were almost done, she went to pay t

pay the bill and quickly rushed out to find him.

go

When she found him, he was standing at the side of the road, staring at the darkness ahead. He was seemingly trying to find something. The street lamp stretched his shadow, making him look lonely. She walked up to him and asked gently, "Who was it?"

He turned to look at her before saying in a deep voice, "It's no one. Why did you come out? Have you finished eating?

Bella nodded. "I've already paid the bill. Shall we go home?"

He nodded faintly before walking off to the parking lot. This time, he didn't reach out to hold her hand

She felt a wave of disappointment as she quietly followed behind him

Her mind was spinning, trying to figure out who that person was. She hadn't seen the person, but judging from his reaction, it had to be a woman, right? Since he wasn't willing to tell her, she wouldn't ask him about it either. Whether the public announcement of their relationship counted as something or not was up to him to decide.

At the end of it was all still just a joke to her. She had to prepare herself to step away at any given moment

Once they arrived at their car, Dominic didn't drive off immediately. Instead, he took out a box of cigarettes. Seeing the lighter at the side, Bella reached out to light his cigarette.

He slowly exhaled a

Bella shook her head. "There's no need for that. I have my own money"

led a puff of smoke before taking out a card from his wallet "You can spend the money inside any way you want."