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

lifted her face to kiss the man she was with, her

said in a hoarse voice, “You are the one

the entangled couple. Her teeth sank into her lip hard

mistress, and you even set

the man on the bed

his head towards the door, his eyes wide with surprise and guilt upon

regained his composure, his

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

us?

beside him in a sheet and

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

are a

she stared at the man on the bed. That was

eyes were red with tears, brimming with

fathom remaining in this place for another

about this

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