Crossroads

Chapter 30

Reed Villa’s gate was swarmed with media reporters, all visibly agitated as they thrust their microphones toward Gary to bombard him with questions.

“Mr. Reed, it has come to our understanding that the woman in the viral video is indeed your biological daughter, Stephanie.”

“Ms. Reed just jumped into the river to save her ex–husband, Kevin Nelson. Could it be that after being abandoned by him, she’s now desperately trying to win back his love, even at the cost of her own life?”

“Mr. Reed! Mr. Reed, I just received the latest news from the hospital. Your daughter Stephanie has mysteriously disappeared. What are your thoughts on this matter?”

These aggressive questions annoyed Gary greatly. With a stern face, he emphasized coldly into the microphone, “Stephanie is not my daughter!

“She’s my wife!” Dominick stepped out of the car with a dark expression on his face, his chilling voice causing the reporters in front to turn around sharply.

He walked over, stood under the flashing lights of the cameras, and looked around coldly at the crowd.

Vincent emerged from the car moments later and was visibly surprised. Dominick usually kept a low profile and was dismissive of media interviews. Yet there he was, standing before the cameras with an air of arrogant defiance.

The reporters were puzzled by Dominick’s sudden appearance and looked at him in confusion. Although they didn’t recognize him, they could tell from his demeanor that he was likely some unknown wealthy heir.

One of the reporters handed him the microphone and timidly asked, “Excuse me, sir, you mentioned that you are Ms. Reed’s current husband. What are your thoughts on her risking her life to save her ex–husband by jumping into the river?”

Dominick’s face remained cold as he ignored her question. He then reached out and snatched the microphone away.

He glared at the camera with eyes that looked dark and menacing, like a provoked wild beast, his presence so intense that the reporter instinctively stepped back in fright.

Dominick gripped the microphone tightly and fiercely warned, “Whoever has taken her, bring her back unharmed within two hours! Otherwise, I will make all of you pay dearly!”

His words left everyone present in shock.

As the interview was mostly live, Dominick’s ominous warning was broadcast immediately, echoing in every corner of the country.

“Ms. Reed has really been abducted?!” someone exclaimed.

However, the reporters on site were perplexed. Such incidents of the wealthy being abducted were not uncommon, but it was unusual for someone to be so outspoken on camera about it. Was this man not afraid of provoking the person into harming the victim? Some people would even hesitate to call the police.

Someone hesitantly asked, “Excuse me, sir, but who are you?”

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Kevin, appearing very angry, rushed forward and grabbed Dominick by the collar, exclaiming, “Have you lost your mind?!

“Until we find out who has taken her, we shouldn’t publicize this. It could get her killed!”

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positioned himself between them, facing

disappearance,” Vincent said. He was accustomed to appearing in newspapers and magazines, so his social skills were

harm her. Stephanie is Dominick’s wife and also a member of the Wellington family.

than to

of reporters stared in shock and disbelief. They all

was none other than Dominick Willington, the sole heir of the third

to him urgently, “Mr.

cemetery.”

patience. He walked to the left, and the reporters immediately made way for him instinctively out of

expression was deeply unsettling, and the group of reporters before him fell silent. No one dared to

and scrutinized the middle–aged man

off a sense of unease

even though she was

his gaze on Gary. His gaze

her, then there’s

between the Wellington family and the Reed family weren’t possible through marriage, they would be enemies. Who

familiar with the area. Dominick was asking for Gary’s help,

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was grim, but he knew he had no choice in this regard. Dominick was as ruthless as the rumors suggested,

smiled ingratiatingly as she said, “Mr. Wellington, we’re all family here. Let’s go inside

this over.”

bother to respond. He

Villa’s living room, he noticed Claire and Courtney inside. Claire looked shocked,

watched the two women inside and appeared thoughtful. He then instructed the bodyguard beside him, “Tell the ministry of industry and information technology, I want the details on the anonymous information

guilt–stricken and startled, dropped

turned and glared at her. Upon seeing the piercing look in his eyes, Claire’s legs turned

and then whispered urgently in his ear. Afterward, Dominick looked surprised and immediately left the place, no

hurry off, Claire’s complexion grow even paler. She grabbed Courtney’s arm and pleaded, “What do we do, Courtney? What

face now showing signs of distress as her

her first time seeing Dominick, and she couldn’t help but think that a man like him should never be

and called out to him loudly, her voice

and said, “Stephanie’s in trouble, she jumped into the river to save me… I can’t let anything happen to her…” He hesitated for a moment and turned to chase after

don’t go!” Claire

into the room and scolded her fiercely, “Claire, have you lost your mind? We can’t let Kevin know about

do,” Claire replied, shuddering at the thought of the look

herself and said coldly, “Call those people and tell them to

“What?” Claire gasped.