Crossroads

Chapter 21

Dominick didn’t do anything inappropriate towards her. He simply took some gauze and hydrogen peroxide from the medical kit to dress her wound.

The wound was somewhat deep, and as the hydrogen peroxide touched the cut, Stephanie couldn’t help but frown. Dominick glanced at her, still wearing a cold expression and saying nothing, but his movements became much gentler. After he finished, Dominick turned to tidy up the medical kit while Stephanie quickly slipped her shirt back on.

When Dominick turned back to look at her, she had already put on her jacket and was nervously meeting his gaze.

“Thank you,” Stephanie said awkwardly,

Dominick didn’t respond. Instead, he looked at her intently for a moment as if pandering something.

“Let’s go back.” He suddenly spoke up and strode toward the door.

However, Stephanie didn’t follow up immediately. When Dominick reached the door, he turned back to look at her with some displeasure, saying again, “Back to Wellington Villa.”

Stephanie sat in the wooden chair, biting her lip. “I need to wait for my aunt to come back. I have something to talk with her about,” she explained, hesitant to leave.

“Your aunt’s still in the sanatorium on a new medication. She can’t come home just yet, Dominick said flatly.

Stephanie was taken aback by the fact that he even knew about this.

With no excuses left, she lowered her gaze to her ankle, bit her lip, and braced herself to stand up. Then, she walked towards him with small steps.

Dominick seemed preoccupied with something else and barely paid attention to her as she followed him.

They walked out, one in front of the other…

The old apartment building had no elevator, forcing Stephanie to tackle five flights of stairs.

Each step sent a jolt of pain through her ankle, making her wince and pale slightly.

Dominick, naturally fast with his long legs, was already out of the building when he turned around and realized Stephanie was not in sight.

His brow furrowed as he stood impatiently, looking up toward the stairs.

Just as Dominick looked up, his usually stern face softened in surprise.

He frowned and took the stairs two at a time, finding her sitting on a step on the second floor.

“What’s this? Lost your tongue? Couldn’t you say your foot was injured?” he shouted, clearly angry.

Stephanie was already throbbing with pain, and his shout only fueled her grievance.

She couldn’t understand why he was yelling at her. “It is none of your business!” she retorted.

Dominick’s face darkened with anger.

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His patience was wearing thin, He watched her stubborn defiance and quickly bent down to scoop her up.

off guard, Stephanie felt extremely uncomfortable and instinctively struggled.

your own?” Dominick repeated through clenched teeth, staring

thoroughly

her down besides the rusting stair

arms crossed, and watched

voice was a

urged by his sinister voice, she felt a little frightened, panicked, and

took a step. She wouldn’t let him look down on her,

was, her right ankle, already twisted, was swollen now from walking down from

floor.

but her right leg buckled. She pitched forward,

quickly grabbed the staircase railing, saving herself from

up!” Dominick barked. “I

Show me you can

no intention of helping, Instead, he continued to urge

began to moisten as

down, completely losing the strength

head, her

steel herself to

pain was

up,

eyes narrowed. “What was that? Louder!” His harsh

his gaze. Her eyes held

her eyes, unexpectedly feeling

he warned coldly, taking a step forward

though her body

embrace, she didn’t dare to move.

was truly difficult

“Mr. Wellington.”

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to look

door,” Dominick commanded in a

into the

to buckle her seatbelt, their bodies pressed close together, Stephanie felt incredibly embarrassed ad instinctively squirmed

up,

not to

called her by

her ankle,” Dominick instructed the driver and forcefully slammed the car door shut. His eyes narrowed as he looked at Stephanie through the window. “I don’t want

at his words, not

leaving Dominick standing there, watching the fading

I hope you didn’t get violent

with a teasing smile. He just saw Dominick carrying a woman down and wondered when he had ever

photo?” Dominick ignored his

dare joke further and spoke honestly. “No

looked down at

a woman seemingly wrapped in

surveillance camera above

MMS, but there’s no way they could have been hugging like in the photo.” He turned to Dominick with