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.

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

his ear.

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

he flipped open the contract and casually said into

window at the scenery while eavesdropping on his phone conversation. Deep down, Stephanie felt reluctant to go back to Caelorium

was George’s order. Stephanie thought that Dominick seemed

leisurely, and his voice trailed off abruptly before

y wife’s hand.”

stated, “To meet the parents and ask them for my

words jolted her, and her expression froze

coming from

for

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

nothing at all,” she replied awkwardly as she

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

arrived at Caelorium’s airport, a violent storm suddenly broke

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

then that Stephanie realized that this hotel belonged to the Wellington family, and she

Chapter 23

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

charmed life.

different from the lavish and reckless wealthy young heirs

three of his bodyguards handed him a thick stack of documents. He then sat down sternly at the desk in the

spoke up. “If you’re too busy,

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

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

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

means he disagrees. The nerve

walked over to

outside, with the sky filled with

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

a woman to change her fate,

She

and her stepmother, who was only three years older

intimately at the age of 20 and even

her eyes. Stephanie mused,

as Stephanie’s thoughts were in turmoil, the suite door was suddenly flung open with a loud

instinctively turned

handsome man in silver–rimmed glasses appear at the door and

person, This is Mrs. Wellington.” Another teasing voice came through as another tall man with

strangers in front of her,

often featured on the front pages of magazines with his supermodel girlfriends, luxury cars,

nodded at them both as a

about her.

know

looked up at the two men and asked, “What

pleasant. He turned to look at Dominick and cheekily chuckled,

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in Caelorium, so we thought we’d drop

can leave now then.”

pondered, “It’s not as if I’m going to do anything

want to bother with Vincent anymore. He lowered his head and continued to s “You’re

thinking. “That’s a clear dig

the documents before

who was watching from the side, smiled mischievously. She thought, ‘So even other people are also afraid of Dominick. Maybe

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

but certainly not something good. However, she