Crossroads

Chapter 43

Dominick’s face darkened with each passing second.

Then, without another word, he turned and strode off.

Stephanie watched him leave, her expression filled with confusion.

She couldn’t understand what had upset him, only that he seemed deeply angry.

“What is he angry about?‘ Stephanie murmured under her breath.

She began to follow him, then remembered his recent issues with Jessica and stopped, her heart heavy. “Never mind!” she thought.

Dominick, indeed furious, walked briskly as he pulled out his phone and said in an icy tone, “Send me the WhatsApp passwords for the artists under your company…”

Vincent, on the other end, could tell Dominick was in no mood for excuses, and hesitated before replying, “Dominick, why do you need those WhatsApp passwords? That doesn’t sound right…” After all, it was about privacy.

“Then I will find someone to hack them,” Dominick retorted sharply.

Hearing this, Vincent immediately tensed up. “Has something happened?”

“Send me Courtney’s WhatsApp password…” Dominick’s tone was laced with impatience.

Upon hearing Courtney’s name, Vincent narrowed his eyes, lost in thoughts.

Courtney was indeed an artist under his company, but she had recently lost a leading role to Jessica, and she was a member of the Reed family…

“Dominick, you and Stephanie just got married, and Courtney is part of the Reed family. Jessica’s star is on the rise. Getting this year’s award is just a piece of cake for her. There’s really no need…”

Vincent spoke hesitantly, trailing off as Dominick gave no response, seemingly uninterested in explaining.

With a sigh, Vincent opted to simply have someone send Courtney’s WhatsApp password to Dominick rather than risking him trying to hack into it and possibly blowing up his company’s database.

But Vincent couldn’t figure out why Dominick would suddenly need Courtney’s WhatsApp password. Dominick didn’t even seem like someone who used WhatsApp.

Stephanie sat in the gazebo in the garden for quite a while, her expression sullen. “How could he be angry? I’m not even angry yet!” She was really annoyed just thinking about Dominick’s cold face.

He went out, messed around, and dared to come back to be mad at her!

But the way Dominick had looked at her earlier was…strange.

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Frustrated and confused, Stephanie was about to go to the stusly to confront Dominic when a tall figure apponias had her rapidly

As Stephanie tumed, she locked eyes with her father Gary’s piercing gare, and a sense of wariness surger

*Do you even have any shame tett?” he scolded, his voice shipping with scornful reproach.

Stephanie was used to such scolding from her father. She kept a stern face, her fists clenched, and walked away if he didn’t eve

“Stop right there!” Gary sounded furious. “Why didn’t you tell me you have married Kevin three years ago? His tone was cold as he

accused.

day I left the Heed family, all have nothing to do with you anymore!”

when I

and she didn’t

at his only daughter, yet now

using the name of

do with my status, The Wellingtons only let me in because I’m pregnant. Don’t

bed just to marry listo

digger. I got into Dominick’s bed, and it’s all my plant” Stephanie

she had already climbed into bed with you,

he raised his hand to strike her

do besides hitting me

her ground without flinching, her eyes red and defiant as she stared at the man in front of her,

from her cheek, his expression suddenly

lowered his hand, his voice cold and commanding. “I’m warning

already told me everything about three years ago. You used Kevin’s situation to force him to marry you and drove Claire out of the country. You

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back tears in her eyes and shouted in

years old. How

of suppressed grievances and resentment

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took a deep breath, controlling her emotions. “I helped Kevin, and I don’t regret the choices I made then. I loved him and was prepared to face anything for him. I don’t need his

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was bold in both love and hatred. Even if she had fallen in love with the wrong person, she was

about the Peterson sister, aren’t you? What are you scared of? That I might compete with Claire for a man? What else has my stepmother been telling you? That I’m disgraceful, that I’ve tarnished the Reed name? Who

back her tears any longer.

speak to him anymore, didn’t even want to see his face. Pulling herself together, she stood up and walked away firmly, her proud and

Gary’s eyes. He knew his daughter’s

know about what happened that year?‘

his stubborn daughter actually knelt before him, offering her

help

Gary’s

Kevin… Stephanie held back tears in her

tears.

it was this matter. She

that ungrateful man, had secretly gotten involved with Claire behind her back, and now she was the

the angrier she became, and she decided to head back to her room. She didn’t

familiar little figure excitedly ran past right in front of

bubble dress and sporting two little braids, that little girl was… Stephanie’s face darkened, recognizing her as Claire’s

why Joyce

child’s voice

a rigid posture, Stephanie turned towards the hall and watched as a little girl ran

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guard by the sudden

question made everyone’s faces

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at Claire, who had shown up unexpectedly, and

him and looked timidly towards George. “Her name is Joyce. She’s mine and Kevin’s daughter. She’s three