Crossroads

Chapter 25

Dominick wondered in confusion, “Stephanie went missing?”

After she left Reed Villa, she didn’t return to the hotel and suddenly vanished without a trace.

Vincent was also helping to search for Stephanie and couldn’t help but complain, “What on earth is Stephanie up to? She doesn’t even pick up her phone. Is she doing this on purpose to make us search for her?”

Dominick gazed at the slowly setting sun in the sky, his stern face masking his emotions, feeling somewhat irritated.

Scott hurriedly parked the car in front of the hotel and leaned out to shout to Dominick, “Dominick, we’ve found her. She’s at the cemetery…”

Dominick pondered in bewilderment, ‘She’s at the cemetery?”

When Dominick arrived at the cemetery with the others, he immediately recognized the wornan squatting in front of a tombstone in the west section of the graveyard. It was none other than Stephanie herself,

Dominick then approached her with a complex expression and heavy steps

He stood beside Stephanie and scolded her sternly, “Stephanie! What on earth are you trying to do? Are you intentionally making everyone worried, trying to cause a frantic search to satisfy your vanity? Don’t play this trick with me next time, Stephanie. If something happens to the child, you won’t be able to handle the consequences.”

Stephanie suddenly looked up and shouted with resentment, “I know! I know! I’m just a tool for bearing children to your”

When Dominick met Stephanie’s tearful and reddened eyes, his eyebrows furrowed slightly

Afterward, he glanced at the tombstone in front of Stephanie, which bore the name Madison Clark, Dominick then realized that this was the grave of Stephanie’s mother.

As the sun began to set in the west, the sky started to darken. Meanwhile, Dominick and Stephanie just looked at each other in silence, making the already gloomy cemetery seem more cerie

After a long while, Dominick coldly said, “Let’s go back.” His voice was much calmer than before.

Stephanie did not respond to him. She was still squatting in front of the tombstone, unwilling to leave.

Dominick looked down at her frail figure and inexplicably felt annoyed. He scolded her, “Stephanie, what’s the matter with you? Stop acting spoiled and throwing tantrums. I have no patience with women!”

“Come back with me!” He repeated sternly.

“I don’t need you to tell me what to do.” Stephanie kept her head down, her gaze fixed on the photo of her mother on the tombstone, her eyes brimming

with tears.

Dominick was frustrated. “Your mother passed away six years ago. Don’t tell me that just because you returned to Reed Villa today, you’ve become sentimental. I don’thave time to keep an eye on you, Come back with me right now!”

He really didn’t have much patience for women and bent down and simply pulled Stephanie to her feet.

But, for some reason, she was being stubborn today. With her eyes red and swollen, she clung tightly to her mother’s gravestone, refusing to let go.

Stephanie cried out, “I won’t gal I don’t want to! I won’t let you force me. None of you can force me…

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Dominick wondered in confusion, Stephanie went missing?”

After she left Reed Villa, she didn’t return to the hotel and suddenly vanished without a trace.

Vincent was also helping to search for Stephanie and couldn’t help but complain, “What on earth is Stephanie up to? She doesn’t even pick up her phone. Is she doing this on purpose to make us search for her?”

Dominick gazed at the slowly setting sun in the sky, his stern face masking his emotions, feeling somewhat irritated.

Scott hurriedly parked the car in front of the hotel and leaned out to shout to Dominick, “Dominick, we’ve found her. She’s at the cemetery…”

Dominick pondered in bewilderment, “She’s at the cemetery?”

When Dominick arrived at the cemetery with the others, he immediately recognized the woman squatting in front of a tombstone in the west section of the graveyard. It was none other than Stephanie herself.

Dominick then approached her with a complex expression and heavy steps.

trying to do?! Are you intentionally making everyone worried, trying to cause a frantic search to satisfy your vanity? Don’t play

with resentment, “I know! I know! I’m just a tool

Dominick met Stephanie’s tearful and reddened eyes, his eyebrows

which bore the name Madison Clark. Dominick then realized that this was the grave of Stephanie’s

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started to darken. Meanwhile, Dominick and Stephanie just looked at each other

a long while, Dominick coldly said, “Let’s go back.” His voice was much calmer than

did not respond to him. She was still squatting in

annoyed. He scolded her, “Stephanie, what’s the matter with

me!” He

don’t need you to tell me what to do.” Stephanie kept her head down, her gaze fixed on the photo of her mother on

with tears.

me that just because you returned to Reed Villa today, you’ve become sentimental.

really didn’t have much patience for women and bent down and simply pulled Stephanie to

being stubborn today. With her eyes red and swollen, she clung tightly to her mother’s gravestone,

I don’t want to! I won’t let you force me. None of

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like this, Dominick reproached her angrily, “Stephanie, you are the sole heiress of the Reed family, the wealthiest family in Caetorium, and your mother was the first heiress of the military and political Clark family. Even after your mother died of illness and Gary remarried, you are still more fortunate than many others out there. Don’t wallow in self pity here. You have no right to do

back furiously, “You

tears, and she instinctively clenched her fists as she recalled the past

heart–wrenching memories triggered the pain suppressed deep inside that threatened to tear her

tears glistened in the corners of

she remembered her deceased mother, she couldn’t help

education in the city. But in the end, that despicable Courtney, she had an affair with my father and became pregnant with his son…” Stephanie’s voice choked up as she looked up at Dominick and shouted as if venting all her anger, “Do you know that Courtney, that hussy, is only three

that?! Back then, he was just a poor boy. It was because my grandfather, Thomas Clark, appreciated and supported him that he has achieved what he

always deeply respected her father, but after he uttered such ungrateful words, she began to hate her own

what had happened

Courtney. My mom was afraid that I would be at a disadvantage, so she came forward to help me and accidentally

the end, my

mom died… She committed

her tears anymore. Ever since she left the Reeds, she had told herself to endure it all,

and moved to Havencrest,

grievances at Nelson Villa and Reed Villa, but

cold tombstone, her tears rolled down her cheeks

Stephanie, his face stern

She cried.

Reed family and the suicide of her

after her mother’s suicide in prison, didn’t pursue the issue of Courtney’s miscarriage further, yet he still

to marry that despicable

She utterly despised the

to another school in

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But why?

to me too? He cheated on me with Claire. Why is it always the Peterson sisters?

down her cheeks and blurred her vision, she looked up at the sky and felt helpless and

Stephanie murmured, “Why….

do

utterly emotional as she turned to look

to be so hard?! I’ve always worked hard, giving my all no matter what I do. But why is life so unfair?!” Stephanie cried out in despair, which soon turned into helpless sobbing, “What have I done wrong? Please tell me. What did I do wrong? Why does

remained silent as he listened to her with

her

with her pain alone. She

Reed Villa and seeing Gary, Claire,

its glow on Stephanie’s delicate shoulders. As Dominick

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know what to say as he had never known how

Dominick finally managed to squeeze out awkwardly the two

Stephanie snapped,

the corners of her eyes, choked up, trying to isolate herself behind