Crushed Affections

Dominic suddenly stood up and walked toward the door. Cara hurriedly asked, "Where are you going, Mr. Miller?"

He replied coldly, "I'm going to buy her a new phone."

Once he left, Bella couldn't hold back her tears anymore. Cara poured her a glass of warm water and gently comforted her. "It's okay. Relationships take time to adjust. Mr. Miller may have a short temper, but he still cares about you." Bella rubbed her forehead. "It's been 20 years, and we still need to adjust? He's driving me crazy."

Cara was at a loss for words. She inwardly agreed that after 20 years, there should not be anything else for them to adjust.

After a while, Dominic called Cara, informing her that he'd be late. He had something urgent to handle first. He also told her to keep an eye on Bella and not let the latter leave the house. It was pretty obvious. He didn't want her to go out to meet Sean. Bella didn't react. She would prefer for him not to come back. Every time he did, it only made things worse.

That evening, Lia came over to hang out and have dinner. As soon as she entered, she asked, "Bella, why can't I reach you on your phone? I thought you weren't home."

Bella replied, irritated, "Dominic broke my phone."

Lia didn't immediately get upset. Instead, she couldn't help but laugh. "Why? Does he still dare to snap at you when you're pregnant? What could possibly have pissed him off this time?"

Bella explained what happened, expecting Lia to side with her and maybe curse Dominic. But to her surprise, Lia gave a serious analysis. "He's jealous, obviously. It's not hard to see. Think about it-Sean is Victor's son. His family's just as well off as Dominic's, and he's young and handsome. He's practically always following you around, calling you 'Bella'.

"Do you think that Dominic doesn't feel threatened? You're the only one who could drive him crazy like this."NôvelDrama.Org owns all content.

Bella couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"He doesn't even like me. What's he jealous of? It's just his

possessiveness acting up. I only had eyes for him in all those years of being under his nose. Now that I'm not paying attention to him, he's not happy. He doesn't even consider how exhausted I've been all these years."

Lia reached out and gently touched Bella's belly You know, it's funny how life works. Now that you're carrying his kid, he will be glued to your side every day. You're getting a taste of the tables turning. Most

people never get to experience that.

"By the way, Zion is returning at the end of the month. We've decided to get married. No grand wedding, though. He can't take time off from the military, so we'll have to have our honeymoon later." Bella was momentarily stunned. "Wow, you guys are getting married so soon? Lia, have you really thought this through?"

Lia lowered her gaze. "Yeah, I've

thought about it. Everything's great. We've agreed that we'll adopt a child from the orphanage later. The families will meet at the end of the month and that's it. My dad introduced him to me, and my mom's fine with it. My dad definitely doesn't have a problem. As for

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Zion's side, his mom doesn't mind

either."

It was all so sudden. Bella didn't know how to react right away. Marriage was a big deal, and it felt like it was all happening too quickly. But since Lia was happy, Bella didn't have much to say about it.

Meanwhile, Leonard sat at the dining table with Daniel and Diane at Sawyer Manor, enjoying the meal. Pierre and Xavier hadn't come home, so the atmosphere was peaceful.

Suddenly, Diane spoke up. "Zion's getting married."

Leonard froze momentarily, his cutleries slightly stiffening in his hand. He instinctively knew that Zion's bride would be Lia. He hadn't expected it to happen so quickly.

Daniel sighed and put down his cutlery. "Back in the day, your uncle's situation was a mess. The two families were on opposite sides; your mom didn't get along with your aunt, and things ended up falling apart. They haven't spoken since." Leonard interrupted, "I know, Dad. You don't need to explain all that. When is their wedding?"