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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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

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.

a contract in his right hand while talking to some

his ear.

if he wasn’t bothered at all about the situation,

open the contract and casually said into

car window at the scenery while eavesdropping on his phone conversation. Deep

choice since it was George’s order. Stephanie thought that

leisurely, and his voice trailed off abruptly before turning

y wife’s hand.”

he calmly stated, “To meet the

words jolted her, and

coming from

them for

earpiece, and after noticing Stephanie’s shocked look, he asked nonchalantly, “What are

all,” she replied awkwardly as

where they would take a two–hour flight to Caetorium. The Wellington family’s servants had everything

as Dominick and Stephanie arrived at

flashed. They then did not immediately head to Reed Villa but instead went to

suite on the top floor to rest. It was only then that Stephanie realized that

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was powerful and had a profound background, and as the sale heir

charmed life.

from the lavish and

his bodyguards handed him a thick stack of documents. He then sat down

you’re too busy,

severed ties with the Reed family and hadn’t gotten in touch with them ever since. So, the idea of suddenly returning to the villa to meet them made Stephanie uncomfortable, especially with Dominick accompanying her, which only made her even more

desk in the spacious and luxurious suite, Dominick didn’t seem to have heard Stephanie at all, offering

gloomy. But Stephanie had already grown accustomed to being ignored

means he disagrees. The nerve of him

over to th

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

top floor of the hotel and could see the dense crowd and traffic below, bustling about even in the pouring rain. They braved

a woman to change her fate, and it was precisely because of this that many

She

Reed family and her stepmother, who

involved with her father intimately at the age of

hatred in her eyes. Stephanie mused, ‘I once swore I’d never return to Reed

as Stephanie’s thoughts were in turmoil, the suite door was

turned

silver–rimmed glasses appear

wrong person, This is Mrs. Wellington.” Another teasing voice came through as

the two strangers in front of her, hesitant about

as 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 head of a big entertainment and film

nodded at them both as a polite gesture and

quite curious about her. He stopped

know

quietly reviewing documents, looked up at

look at Dominick and

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Caelorium, so we thought we’d drop

leave now then.” Dominick bluntly

protested, “I haven’t introduced myself yet…” He then pondered, “It’s not as if I’m going to do

He lowered his head

annoyed, thinking. “That’s a clear

documents before Ming

other people are also afraid of Dominick. Maybe I’m not that much of a

this storm. Besides, look at you. You’re busy with your work that you have neglected Mrs. Wellington. How

Vincent was up to, but certainly not something good. However, she indeed