Crossroads

Chapter 13

There was a thud, as if a small metal object had dropped to the floor.

It turned out that Stephanie had groggily woke up in the middle of the night. She wanted to go to the bathroom but forgot she was at Wellington Villa. After turning around, she accidentally bumped into the nightstand.

She looked down and bent over to pick up a golden pocket watch,

The moment Stephanie saw the watch in her hand, she snapped to full alertness.

“This pocket watch…” It looked familiarl

This was the same watch she had taken from Dominick’s coat pocket and used to cover her cab fare that night: Why is it here?‘ she murmured under her breath.

Driven by curiosity, she examined it more closely and flipped open the cover, revealing a small photo tucked inside…..

“What are you doing!” Dominick’s cold voice cut through the silence from outside the door.

Feeling a bit guilty, Stephanie quickly hid the pocket watch behind her back and looked up to see Dominick striding towards her.

at

as if something

me that!” he

knew that this pocket watch must have meant a lot to him since he

out of patience, reached out swiftly and grabbed

his grip, causing her mild pain, and snatched the pocket

marrying me makes you the lady

front of her, his tall and imposing figure overwhelming her with a sense of

her gaze defiantly, her eyes sparking with anger. “You think I want to

wouldn’t want to marry into the

at her face. His eyes carried a deep sense of emotion,

seemed to be lost in

close. Stephanie felt uncomfortable and twisted, trying

suppress the restlessness building in his heart. When his eyes landed on her lips,

he kissed her,

for a moment before regaining her senses. A slight throb in

Chapter 13

he think I am!‘ Stephanie thought, feeling