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.

her toes, fooling a

offered a word

Wellington… He doesn’t really like dealing with women. He’s only had one girlfriend that we know

that unlucky woman?” Stephanie

wondering why he wouldn’t marry the woman

the kind Sandra, Stephanie was

say too much, quickly turned and walked towards the

pregnant. Besides, there is a family tradition.

door shut again with a

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

too strange to her, and Dominick’s unpredictable moods made him difficult to deal

her head. “I need to have breakfast with

restless

the pitch–black sky as the time

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entered the room

circles under her

had

most of the night. She was put

at the clock on

that old man really expect

rich folks are really hard to please, the

Stephanie kept her complaints to herself. Living under