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

downcast expression and offered a word of consolation. “Mr. Wellington has

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

was that unlucky woman?” Stephanie

wondering why

was about

as if afraid to say too much, quickly turned and walked towards the

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

door shut again

the room. Stephanie lay back in bed, her gaze lost on the luxurious ceiling

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

on the wall ticked softly. She pulled the blanket over her head. “I need to have breakfast with

was restless all

the pitch–black sky as the time

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knocked and entered the room “Mr.

circles under her

had

night. She was put

at the clock on the wall

old man really expect

hard to please, the grumbled softly

Living under someone else’s root meant