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 bit restrained. She felt like

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

He doesn’t really like dealing with women. He’s only had

was that unlucky

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

Stephanie was about to speak, curious to

afraid to say too much, quickly turned

get some rest, especially now that you’re pregnant. Besides, there is a family tradition. We need to have

shut again with

bed, her gaze lost

to her, and Dominick’s unpredictable moods

over her head. “I need to have breakfast

restless all

pitch–black sky as

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entered the room

dark circles under her eyes,

had

the night.

the clock on the wall it was only

really expect

are really hard to please, the grumbled softly

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