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

to kiss the man she was with, her

and said in a hoarse voice, “You are the one I love, Claire. I will divorce

staring at the entangled couple. Her teeth sank into her lip

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

silence, making the man on the

head towards the door, his eyes

quickly regained his composure, his face turning cold. “Get out

should leave! You two shameless jerk!” Stephanie’s chest heaved with anger as she

you call us? Don’t you dare hurt

wrapped the woman beside him in a sheet and pulled her into his

the photos of you with that man tonight I bet you couldn’t bear to

a monster,

with resentment as she stared at the man on the bed. That was her husband, heartless and

red with tears, brimming with

in this place for

about

Thu, 20 Jun