Crossroads

Chapter 14

A loud crash echoed through the room.

When struggling. Stephanie accidentally knocked over the crystal lamp on the bedside table, crashing it to the ground and sending shards skittering

across the floor.

“Mrs. Wellington, is everything alright?”

Sandra, who was guarding the door, rushed in nervously upon hearing the noise.

She was shocked to see Dominick pinning Stephanie to the bed, leaving her torn between staying and leaving

Stephanie was truly embarrassed. “Get off me!” she cried out as she pushed against the man on top of her.

Dominick shot her a cold glance. Then, he stood up straight, seemingly losing his interest.

He left the room without a word, and Stephanie finally exhaled a sigh of relief.

The way that Dominick looked at her was strange. It seemed to mix with a bit of conflict, resentment, and somewhat…longing

Stephanie furrowed her brows and couldn’t understand why Dominick was acting weird.

It was two in the morning, and the place was silent.

looked at her toes, fooling a bit restrained. She

caught Stephanie’s downcast expression and offered a word of consolation. “Mr. Wellington has always been distant and cold. He probably went to rest

before adding, “Mr. Wellington… He doesn’t really like dealing with women. He’s only had

that unlucky woman?”

a bit surprised to hear this, wondering why he wouldn’t marry the woman

Stephanie was about to speak,

Sandra, as if afraid to say too much, quickly

rest, especially now that you’re pregnant. Besides, there is a

door shut again

lay back in bed, her gaze lost on the luxurious ceiling above

Villa was still too strange to her, and Dominick’s unpredictable moods made

blanket over her head. “I

restless

lightened the pitch–black sky

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knocked and entered the room “Mr.

under her eyes,

had kept

most of the night. She

at the clock on the wall

old man really expect me to

folks are really hard to please, the grumbled softly to

Stephanie kept her complaints to herself. Living under