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.

and looked at her toes, fooling a bit restrained.

Stephanie’s downcast expression and offered a word of consolation.

dealing with women. He’s only had one girlfriend that

was that

this, wondering why he wouldn’t marry the woman he

Sandra, Stephanie was about

if afraid to say too much,

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

door shut again

lay back in bed, her gaze lost

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

over her head. “I need to have

restless all

lightened the pitch–black sky as the

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knocked and entered the room “Mr.

dark circles under her

had kept

the night. She was

glanced at the clock on the wall it

man really expect me

hard to please, the grumbled softly to

to herself. Living under someone else’s root meant