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

his ear.

at all about the situation,

the contract and casually said into the

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

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

y wife’s hand.”

meet the parents and

and her expression froze as she

strange coming

for my wife’s hand? It

earpiece, and after noticing Stephanie’s

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

they would take a two–hour flight to

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

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

only then that Stephanie realized that this hotel belonged to the Wellington family, and she couldn’t help but think how

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background, and as the

charmed life.

lavish and reckless wealthy young

went into the hotel suite, three of his bodyguards handed him a thick stack

you’re too

had 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

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

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

ignoring me probably means he disagrees. The nerve of him to not even

over to th

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

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

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

She

stepmother,

gotten involved with her father intimately at the age of

hatred in her eyes. Stephanie mused, ‘I once

in turmoil, the suite door was suddenly flung open with a loud

instinctively turned to

man in silver–rimmed glasses appear at

voice came through as another tall man

front of her, hesitant

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

they were Dominick’s friends, Stephanie nodded at

curious about her. He stopped closer

to know

reviewing documents, looked up at

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

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thought we’d drop by

you can leave now

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

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

looked annoyed, thinking. “That’s a clear

the documents

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

busy with your work that you have neglected Mrs. Wellington. How about

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