Crossroads

Chapter 37

“I’m spending Christmas at Wellington Villa this year…”

It was late at night, and Stephanie had been feeling down all day. Unable to sleep, she wandered out to the backyard to relax. herself.

Gazing at the precious flowers and exquisite pergolas in the Wellington Villa garden, she thought everything felt surreal to her. She never imagined herself living in such a magnificent place.

“No wonder those women look at Dominick so eagerly… Stephanie felt that life with Dominick after marrying him was truly luxurious.

A gust of night wind blew, causing Stephanie to shiver and rub her hands together. She felt it was really cold.

“What are you doing here?” Suddenly, a deep voice sounded behind her.

Stephanie immediately became alert.

She turned around to see Dominick striding towards her, and for a moment, she didn’t know what to say.

Stephanie wondered why he had come back. Wasn’t he supposed to stay at the hospital with Jessica?

It was silent all around with dim moonlight tonight. Only the orange streetlights in the garden illuminated the scene. Dominick noticed her slightly reddened cheeks from the cold wind.

“Why aren’t you sleeping at this hour and standing here!” He sounded somewhat impatient.

She wanted to retort that it was her freedom, but she didn’t dare.

“After 10 o’clock at night, you should go back to your room and sleep!” Dominick seemed to see her through, ordering her coldly.

“Why should I!” She couldn’t help but exclaim, feeling indignant.

She thought he was so gentle with Jessica, but he scolded her as soon as he came back. She wanted to know the reason.

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Dominick’s expression grew even more complex. Taking a step forward, he said, his voice inexplicably tinged with anger, “Do you think it’s suitable for a pregnant woman to wander around at night?”

“I didn’t…” She was about to retort but then remembered that she had indeed gone out for a while just now.

Dominick looked down at her hands, which were red from the cold, becoming even more impatient. Without saying much, he pulled her towards the house straightway.

He noticed that her hands were indeed cold, and Dominick became more anxious.

Suddenly dragged by him, Stephanie was quite dissatisfied. “Hey, let go. I can walk by myself…”

Dominick listened to her protest behind him, very upset. He led her into the house and immediately let go of her.

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“Go back to your bedroom!” His voice sounded somewhat impatient.

Stephanie looked at his sullen face, feeling even more resentful.

“I won’t sleep!”

up her cheeks and

darkened with anger. He was infuriated that she

remember your last plea to me! You said you would reflect on how to be a good mother, but you wandered around late at night.

her lips, not daring to retort again, looking down, and feeling somewhat

suddenly silent, as if she were truly reflecting,

rest.” This time, his

not sleeping,” she

his eyes, staring at

Stephanie was troublesome and

make things difficult for Stephanie. Looking at her, he

gaze, looking down at her toes, and muttered. “Your grandfather said pregnant women shouldn’t eat too much, but I have a

moment. He was infuriated by her comment about having a

Stephanie didn’t dare to look at him, feeling embarrassed as she was unable to sleep

Dominick about to summon someone and immediately stopped him. “I don’t want to wake anyone up in the middle of the

bit guilty. “I don’t like eating those tasteless nutrition meals, which

thought Stephanie

and he stared at her

wasn’t quite sure what was happening, but the two of them eventually sneaked into the

she could sneak into the kitchen while everyone was asleep and find something to fill her stomach, but Dominick actually helped her

gesturing for her not

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Despite years of practice, she still

bring out some pasta, cut some beef, and even marinate the

back to the trout with beans Dominick stewed a few days ago, she was surprised. She didn’t expect him to be such

have a special

hand holding the knife paused for a moment. He turned to her with a puzzled look, seeming a bit annoyed, and

her.

adding, “Actually, men who can cook are amazing, really. I used to think. about marrying a

recalling some past events, his expression complex and

different tonight and thought it might

fried

glanced up at her, clearly seeing Stephanie’s

no shrimps!” He didn’t know why he bothered to

are many fish in the small pond at home, brought over from Arcanium…” She

the live fish in the pond, dip them in

“Dominick, you’re really amazing!”

She took the large bowl of pasta from him and picked up two pieces of fried fish with a fork,

expression, feeling annoyed. He couldn’t believe she actually had the nerve to say she was easy

began to eat voraciously while Dominick stood by, watching her eat

what had come over him tonight. He actually

especially good. She approached him and thanked him sincerely

to

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for her and even made the fried fish she had been

Dominick took a shower, she was already asleep in

light, her brows relaxed, and there was a faint smile

her, was momentarily lost in thought. He lifted the blanket and lay on the

crossed over the pillow and directly pinched her nose with his right hand as if punishing her by depriving her of

extremely uncomfortable, struggling to breathe,