Crossroads

Chapter 23

Stephanie had once imagined that if one day she were to get married and bring the man she loved home to meet her parents, it would surely be a blissful

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However, it turned out that it was only her wishful thinking

Stephanie had married Kevin three years ago without a wedding ceremony. They had simply registered for the marriage license and started living their lives together afterward,

Later, she had reflected for a long time and felt that a woman must have a grand wedding to make the man truly appreciate what he had. Otherwise, he would never cherish her, as men wouldn’t cherish what came too easily.

However, this time, Stephanie honestly would prefer to do without a wedding ceremony.

Inside the car, she nervously glanced over at Dominick, who was sitting next to her.

As he leaned back in his seat with a stern face, he was reviewing a contract in his right hand while talking to some people through a Bluetooth earpiece in

his ear.

Dominick seemed completely unconcerned as if he wasn’t bothered at all about the situation. Meanwhile, the car smoothly continued on its way toward Havencrest International Airport.

Just then, he flipped open the contract and casually said into the Bluetooth earpiece, “Going to Caelorium.”

Stephanie was bored. So, she gazed out the car window at the scenery while eavesdropping on his phone conversation, Deep down, Stephanie felt reluctant to go back to Caelorium with him.

But she had no choice since it was George’s order. Stephanie thought that Dominick seemed reluctant as well.

“I actually don’t have anything important to do in Caelorium,” Dominick said leisurely, and his voice trailed off abruptly before turning to look at Stephanie beside him.

Afterward, he calmly stated, “To meet the parents and ask them for my wife’s hand.”

Stephanie was daydreaming, but Dominick’s words jolted her, and her expression froze as she looked at him.

She wondered, “Ask them for my wife’s hand? It sounds so strange coming from Dominick’s mouth.”

Dominick turned off the Bluetooth earpiece, and after noticing Stephanie’s shocked look, he asked nonchalantly, “What are you looking at?”

“Nothing, nothing at all,” she replied awkwardly as she quickly lowered her head and stopped looking at Dominick.

They arrived at Havencrest International Airport, where they would take a two–hour flight to Caelorium. The Wellington family’s servants had everything well–prepared, ensuring a smooth journey.

However, just as Dominick and Stephanie arrived at Caelorium’s airport, a violent storm suddenly broke out.

The sky was filled with dark clouds while thunder boomed and lightning flashed. They then did not immediately head to Reed Villa but instead went to a pre–booked luxury hotel.

The hotel manager personally greeted them and escorted them to a luxurious suite on the top floor to rest. It was only then that Stephanie realized that this hotel belonged to the Wellington family, and she couldn’t help but think how wealthy Dominick really was.

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Stephanie had once imagined that if one day she were to get married and bring the man she loved home to meet her parents, it would surely be a blissful

occasion.

However, it turned out that it was only her wishful thinking.

Stephanie had married Kevin three years ago without a wedding ceremony. They had simply registered for the marriage license and started living their lives together afterward.

Later, she had reflected for a long time and felt that a woman must have a grand wedding to make the man truly appreciate what he had. Otherwise, he would never cherish her, as men wouldn’t cherish what came too easily.

However, this time, Stephanie honestly would prefer to do without a wedding ceremony.

Inside the car, she nervously glanced over at Dominick, who was sitting next to her.

stern face, he was reviewing a contract in his right hand while talking

his ear.

as if he wasn’t bothered at all about the situation, Meanwhile, the car smoothly continued on its way toward Havencrest

the contract and casually said into the Bluetooth

window at the scenery while eavesdropping on his phone conversation. Deep down, Stephanie felt

had no choice since it was George’s

important to do in Caelorium,” Dominick said leisurely, and his voice trailed off abruptly before

y wife’s hand.”

calmly stated, “To meet the parents

but Dominick’s words jolted her, and her expression froze

so strange coming from

them for

the Bluetooth earpiece, and after noticing Stephanie’s shocked look,

all,” she replied awkwardly as she quickly

arrived at Havencrest International Airport, where they would take a two–hour flight to Caetorium. The Wellington family’s servants had everything well–prepared,

Stephanie arrived at

thunder boomed and lightning flashed. They then did not immediately head to

floor to rest. It was only then that Stephanie realized that this hotel belonged to the

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background, and as the sale

charmed life.

was somewhat different from the lavish

him a thick stack of documents. He then sat down sternly at the desk in the suite and

up. “If you’re too busy, I can go back to Reed Villa by

touch with them ever since. So, the idea of suddenly returning to the villa

working at the desk in the spacious and luxurious suite, Dominick didn’t seem to have

turned gloomy. But Stephanie had already grown accustomed to being ignored by

means he disagrees. The nerve of him to not

walked over

and gloomy outside, with the sky filled with swirling dark clouds

see the dense crowd and traffic below, bustling about even in the pouring rain. They braved the harsh

quickest and most convenient way for a woman to change her fate, and it was precisely because

She

family and her stepmother, who

at the age

her eyes. Stephanie

thoughts were in turmoil, the suite door was suddenly flung open with

turned

appear at the door and look at her with disbelief.

Another teasing voice came through as another

strangers in front of

he was often featured on the front pages of magazines with his supermodel girlfriends, luxury cars, and all sorts of extravagance. Vincent was also the

they were Dominick’s friends, Stephanie nodded at them both as a polite gesture and

her.

know

who had been quietly reviewing documents, looked up at

to look at Dominick and cheekily chuckled, “Scott and I just happened

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Caelorium, so we thought we’d drop by to see your

can leave now

introduced myself yet…” He then pondered, “It’s not as if

seem to want to bother with Vincent anymore. He lowered his head and continued to s “You’re so famous. Vincent. She already knows who

thinking. “That’s a clear

the documents

She thought, ‘So even other people are also

you guys can’t possibly rush to Reed Villa now with this storm. Besides, look at you. You’re busy with your work that you have neglected Mrs. Wellington. How about I take her for a walk and grab something

didn’t know what Vincent was up to, but certainly not something good. However, she indeed did not want to