Chapter 296 How Are You Different From Your Mother


    Curious, Be walked closer to inspect the roses. They were still fresh, their red petals vibrant and dewy as if they had just been discarded there. The cold air around hadn''t yet affected their color. Almost as if on impulse, she crouched down to search for a card that usually apanied such bouquets, but there was none. It seemed someone had deliberately removed it. Felix approached and asked, "What''s wrong?"


    Be stood up, shaking her head. "Nothing. There''s a bouquet of flowers here. I''m not sure who left it."


    Puzzled, Felix nced around. "Weird. Why would they throw the flowers at my doorstep? Forget about it. Let''s have breakfast first."


    After breakfast, Be drove back to Miller Manor. She needed to shower and change before heading to the hospital.


    When she arrived at the gate, she noticed Dominic''s car parked there. It wasn''t in the garage, suggesting he had just returned


    She hadn''t expected him toe back from his overseas trip so soon. Overwhelmed with joy, she walked to his car and nced inside. He wasn''t there, so he must have gone inside.


    As she was about to enter, her eyes caught sight of a card on the driver''s seat. She had excellent vision, and it didn''t take much effort to read the words.


    It read, "Merry Christmas", and was signed off by Dominic


    The card was elegantly designed, with the border pattern marked with the store''s name-Bloom Haven Flocals.


    Be''s thoughts immediately went to the bouquet at Felix''s door, and her heart sankContent rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    Nervously, she entered the house.


    Dominic was sitting on the couch in the living room, sipping coffee. His suit was crisp, and Puddingy obediently at his feet on the carpet His expression was like ayer of frost-cold and unyielding The atmosphere in the living room seemed to chill with his Be couldn''t contain her curiosity. She stepped forward and asked, "Did you go to Felix''s ce this morning?" Without looking at her, Dominic coldly replied with a question, "Should I not have gone there to see if you were there?" presence.


    She took a deep breath. "He''s sick, and his family is all overseas. When I visited himst night, he wasn''t in good condition, so 1-


    Before she could finish, Dominic cut her off. "No need to exin. He''s a doctor himself. He should know going to the hospital would be more useful than having you there. You''ve got some nerve, Be. You really fucking do!" With that, he mmed his coffee cup onto the floor. The carpet was stained, and Pudding jumped away in fear,


    Upon hearing themotion, Sylvia rushed out to clean up, but Dominic gritted his teeth and said, "Leave it, Sylvia Clean upter."


    Sylvia nced at Be with concem before reluctantly retreating.


    Be tried to maintain herposure and pushed down the fear she felt at his anger. "It''s not what you think. There''s nothing between us, Can you not get so worked up? I wouldn''t have stayed over unless it was an emergency." Perhaps her blunt mention of spending the night at Felix''s house set him off entirely.


    Dominic stepped forward and grabbed her by the chin. His eyes were filled with contempt. "You''re in the wrong, but you''re still pretending to be innocent. How are you any different from your mother? Acting all righteous while being two-faced. You disgust me" Be''s eyes widened before they went lifeless. "What did you just say?"


    He delivered another blow. "Did I say something wrong? If I had known you were this filthy, I would''ve never done all that for you. Like mother, like daughter!"


    Waking up from a Dream