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.

stood by the bed and looked at her toes, fooling a bit restrained. She felt like an outsider at

Stephanie’s downcast expression and offered a word

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

Who was that

wondering why he wouldn’t marry the woman he

Stephanie was about to

if afraid to say too much, quickly turned and walked

said, “Mrs. Wellington, you should get some rest, especially now that you’re pregnant. Besides, there is a family tradition. We need to have breakfast

shut again with

back in bed, her gaze lost on the luxurious

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

the blanket over her head. “I

was restless

slowly lightened the pitch–black sky as the time

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knocked and entered

under her eyes,

thoughts had

most of the night. She was put

at the clock on the

Did that old man really expect me to show up at this four

folks are really hard to please, the grumbled

kept her complaints to herself. Living under someone else’s root meant she had room to