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.

struggled. “Put me down,

own?” Dominick repeated through clenched teeth, staring at

he was thoroughly provoked,

set her down besides the rusting stair railing of the

arms crossed, and watched her like

voice was a cold

sinister voice, she felt a little frightened, panicked, and somewhat

bit her lip, and took a step. She

her right ankle, already twisted, was swollen

floor.

left foot landed, but her right leg buckled.

floor. She quickly grabbed the staircase railing, saving herself from a

barked. “I said

me

just watched her, showing no intention of helping, Instead,

moisten as

losing the strength to

ankle throbbed fiercely. She bowed her head, her hands clutching the stair railing tightly, enduring

steel herself to stand

was just too

She choked up,

was that? Louder!” His harsh voice

Her eyes held a stubborn defiance,

eyes, unexpectedly feeling a

taking a step forward and scooping

though her body tensed up as he carried her

embrace, she didn’t dare to move. She could feel his

was truly difficult to

“Mr. Wellington.”

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driver was about to go upstairs to look for Stephanie but was

the door,” Dominick commanded in

into the car,

leaned over to buckle her seatbelt, their bodies pressed close

Dominick immediately looked up, sternly

stiffened, daring not to move

her by

have Brad take a look at her ankle,” Dominick instructed the driver and forcefully slammed the car door shut. His eyes narrowed

lips at his words, not

away smoothly, leaving Dominick standing there, watching

violent when you busted those cheaters, did

just saw Dominick carrying a woman down and wondered when

Dominick ignored his teasing and

expression, Vincent didn’t dare joke further and spoke honestly. “No

at the

man and a

a surveillance camera above the apartment building. “This caught

been hugging like in the photo.” He turned to Dominick