Crossroads

Chapter 3

It was the middle of the night, and most of the servants at Nelson Villa were already asleep.

The two maids on night duty saw Stephanie returning and looked a bit awkward.

They quickly stepped forward to stop her. “Mrs. Nelson, it’s very late. Perhaps you should go back to your apartment….

Seeing their expressions, Stephanie immediately sensed something was amiss. She ignored the malds and strode towards the master bedroom on the second floor.

As she walked up the stairs, a familiar man’s voice floated down from the room.

That voice belonged to…

Stephanie bit her lip, held her breath, and reached for the doorknob with her trembling hand.

The doorknob turned with a soft click…

Stephanie froze in place

woman lifted her face to kiss the man she was with, her eyes darting towards the door

hoarse voice, “You are the one I love, Claire.

frozen, staring at the entangled couple. Her teeth sank into her lip hard enough

on me and kept a mistress, and you even set me

silence, making the

his eyes wide with

quickly regained his composure, his face

should leave! You two shameless jerk!” Stephanie’s

you call us? Don’t you dare hurt

the woman beside him

that man tonight I bet you couldn’t bear to stay at Nelson Villa now, and you don’t deserve to

a

had never felt such hatred. Her gaze burned with resentment as she stared at

with

in this place for

about

Thu, 20 Jun