GoodNovelChapter 268
Chapter 268 ISuggest We Sleep Together
Dominic's behavior completely rattled Bella She quickly grabbed his hand. "Alright, alright, let's go! Why would
you need the ER? | give up, okay?"
Dominic, dressed in a sharp ash gray suit, looked refined and elegant. His striking appearance attracted
attention wherever he went, and walking next t him meant being the subject of countless stares. Bella had no
idea how she managed to walk out of the hospital hand-in-hand with him.
She felt completely numb. She never expected him to pull something like this today. It almost gave her a cardiac
arrest.
Once they put in
frustration
got into his car, she buclded her seatbelt and shot him a look of pure f
However, he was unfazed. "If you keep ignoring me, acting all cold and distant, I'll just cto your hospital
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Bella forced a sinile. "When did | ever ignore you? When was | ever cold to you? Would | even dare? If anything,
it's you-you're the one who's alway mad atand givingthe silent treatment."
Dominic pretended not to hear her. "Really? If you hadn't drivencrazy, | wouldn't have had a reason to act
that way. Anyway, it's too cold tonight, won't be able to sleep, so 1 suggest we sleep together."
Bella's heart skipped a beat. "There's heating in the house, so it's not cold at all. Besides, I'm staying up late
tonight to binge-watch a show." Dominic didn't let it go. "Then, I'll cto your room and watch it with you. I'm
curious to see what kind of show could be so captivating." Thinking about the half-knitted scarf hidden under her
blankets, Bella quickly reconsidered her options. "Fine, | won't watch the show, okay?" Though she wouldn't
admit it out loud, she knew it was for him from the moment she started knitting the scarf. She wasn't sure how it
would turn out yet, but if he saw it before it was finished, she'd never hear the end of it. He'd tease her
relentlessly.
When they returned to Miller Manor, Dominic mentioned during dinner that he'd have someone else take
Pudding for a walk.
With her short fur, Pudding couldn't handle the cold weather well, so Sylvia dressed Pudding in a cute little coat
and even wrapped a scarf around her
neck.
Dominic finished eating first. He stood up and said, "I'll wait for you in my room. I'm going to take a shower first.
Cup when you're done."
Bella suddenly found it hard to swallow her food. It wasn't her fault for overthinking. His intentions were painfully
obvious.
She dragged her feet for as long as possible before finally heading upstairs,
When she walked into his room, Dominic was already out of the shower and dressed in a loose, light-gray
sweater. He sat by window, casually fiddling with his laptop. On the screen was a foreign film-the kind of
atmospheric thriller Bella usually loved.
the floor-to-ceiling
Hearing her enter, he waved her over. "Didn't you say you like binge-watching shows? I'm pretty sure you
haven't seen this one. It's a
Bella sat down next to him, but the movie didn't have Zhanese subtitles-only Talnese, which she wasn't fluent in.
It was hard for her to follow, and her mind kept drifting back to the half-knitted scarf hidden in her room. She
couldn't focus at all.
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Noticing her distraction, Dominic said in a low voice, "Felix is back in the country. You knew that, right?"
Bella froze for a second. "I didn't know."
a suspense film."
Of course, she didn't know. She had deleted Felix's contact information right in front of Dominic. The fact that he
was bringing him up now was clearly intentional.
Dominic's gaze sharpened. "Then, why have you been so distracted these past few days? You've been hiding in
your room every night. You're not secretly contacting him, are you? Don't push me, Bella. | can easily make sure
Felix doesn't even get to spend New Year's here." Bella felt a flash of anger but held it in, not wanting to argue
with him, "Can you stop bringing him up all the time? Nothing is going on between us. Just watch the film. I'm
going to take a shower."
She had barely stood up when he grabbed her wrist, pulling her back W Bella frowned, biting her lip. "What's off
with me?"
are you avoiding? You know something's off with you, right?"
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