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 contract in his right

his ear.

the situation, Meanwhile, the car smoothly continued on its way

the contract and casually said into

was bored. So, she gazed out the car window at the scenery while eavesdropping on his phone conversation. Deep down,

George’s order. Stephanie thought that

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

y wife’s hand.”

“To meet the

and her expression froze as she looked

strange coming from

‘Ask them for my wife’s hand? It

after noticing Stephanie’s shocked look, he

all,” she replied awkwardly as she quickly

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

arrived at Caelorium’s

filled with dark clouds while thunder boomed and lightning flashed. They then did not immediately head to Reed Villa but instead went

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

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as the sale heir of the family’s third generation, Dominick

charmed life.

different from the lavish

When Dominick went into the hotel suite, three of his bodyguards handed him a thick stack of documents. He then sat down sternly at the desk in the suite and began reviewing

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

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

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

But Stephanie had already grown accustomed to being

thought irritably, “Dominick ignoring me probably means he disagrees.

over to

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

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

man was the quickest and most convenient way for a woman to change her

She

Reed family and her stepmother, who was

age of 20 and even had

hatred in her eyes. Stephanie mused, ‘I

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

instinctively turned to

man in silver–rimmed glasses appear at the door

voice came through as another tall man with

looked at the two strangers in front of

short–haired man was 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 was also the head

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

quite curious about her. He stopped closer to

to know

been quietly reviewing documents, looked up at

immediately sensed Dominick’s tone was not pleasant. He turned to look at Dominick and

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thought we’d drop by to

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

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

“That’s a clear dig

documents

who was watching from the side, smiled mischievously. She thought, ‘So even other people are also afraid of Dominick. Maybe I’m not that much of

You’re busy with your work that you have neglected Mrs. Wellington. How about I take her for a walk and grab something to eat

certainly not something good. However, she indeed did