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.

seat with a stern face, he was reviewing a

his ear.

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

the contract and casually said into the Bluetooth earpiece, “Going to

on his phone conversation.

had no choice since it was George’s order. Stephanie

anything important to do in Caelorium,” Dominick said leisurely, and his voice trailed off abruptly before turning to look at Stephanie beside

y wife’s hand.”

“To meet the parents and

her, and her expression froze

strange coming from Dominick’s

them for my wife’s

earpiece, and after noticing Stephanie’s shocked look, he

all,” she replied awkwardly as she quickly lowered her headed looking at

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

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

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

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

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was powerful and had a profound background, and as the sale heir of the family’s

charmed life.

from the lavish and

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

moment, Stephanie spoke up. “If you’re too busy, I can go back to Reed

with the Reed family and hadn’t gotten in touch with them ever since. So, the idea of suddenly returning

luxurious suite, Dominick didn’t seem to have heard Stephanie

gloomy. But Stephanie had already grown accustomed to

probably means he disagrees. The nerve of him to not

over to

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

the hotel and could see the dense crowd and traffic below, bustling

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

She

recalled the Reed family and her stepmother, who was only three years older than

father intimately at the age of 20 and even had driven

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

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

instinctively turned

in silver–rimmed glasses appear at the door and look at

Another teasing voice came through as another

in front of her, hesitant about how

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

friends, Stephanie nodded at them both as a polite

about her. He stopped closer

to know

Dominick, who had been quietly reviewing documents, looked up at the two men and asked, “What are you

immediately sensed Dominick’s tone was not pleasant. He turned to look at Dominick and cheekily chuckled, “Scott and I just happened to

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in Caelorium, so we thought

you can leave now

“It’s not as if I’m going to

lowered his head and continued to s “You’re so famous. Vincent. She already knows who you

looked annoyed, thinking. “That’s a clear dig at

documents before Ming

smiled mischievously. She thought, ‘So even other people are also afraid of Dominick. Maybe I’m not that much

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 to

not something good. However, she indeed did not want to return to Reed Villa so