Crossroads

Chapter 19

Stephanie’s expression turned cold instantly as the faced the man before her.

“Kevin, what are you doing heie?” she demanded, her voice full of disgust.

Kevin didn’t answer, instead, he surveyed her with a strange intensity.

He didn’t know that Stephanie had been living in such a cramped and rundown apartment with her aunt, a place even worse than the servant quarters at Nelson Villa

During their three years of marriage, Stephanie had never asked him for money. Suddenly, Kevin realized he had never really looked at her properly.

Stephanie stood at five feet six, with a model’s figure and a face that outshone Claire’s with its delicate beauty

“Kevin, you’re not welcome herel

Feeling his eyes on her, Stephanie felt a wave of disgust, her voice cold as she commanded, “Give the key back!” She knew this key was given to him by her aunt.

“Steffi, your aunt told me to take good care of you when she gave me those keys.” Kevin’s gaze deepened with emotion as he looked at her.

“What kind of act are you putting on now?”

Stephanie didn’t want to see him and sharply rebuked him, “Get out, this shabby place isn’t fitting for you, Mr. Nelson.”

felt somewhat guilty as she scolded

over the years, and hearing

married to Dominick, and the feeling in his heart became

“Is it because you‘

you can speak to me like this?” Kevin felt

take over his company. Right now, he’s locked in a power struggle with my mom and the rest of them. You’re nothing but a tool for him. Once the

hissed, “Are you done?

couldn’t take it anymore and

snatching the keys

Stephanie was about to push him out the door,

upset, but this

ook, I’ll give yo

thousand dollars. You and your aunt

attempt

hurried footsteps echoed from the

“What’s going on here?”

the tension as she hurriedly latched

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noticed he was still looking at Stephanie and

didn’t you say you had prepared 600 thousand dollars for her to leave? Her family is so poor, I’m sure she needs the

took out a pre–written check from Kevin’s wallet

thousand dollar check on