Crossroads

Chapter 44

Chapter 44

“How could that be possible? This is clearly your WhatsApp…”

Claire handed her the phone, and Courtney’s face tensed up immediately as she looked at the screen.

“I usually let my agent handle my Twitter and WhatsApp,” Courtney said, sensing someone was tampering behind the scenes, and she quickly called her agent, who confirmed he hadn’t used WhatsApp today.

Panic was building in Courtney’s eyes.

She suddenly thought of something. She knew that some people could easily get her passwords….

“Courtney, are you saying you didn’t send these message, then who did…”

Claire was puzzled, but just as she finished her question, a tall figure strode by in the corridor to their left.

Claire locked eyes with the man’s deep gaze and froze.

Dominick glanced at them coldly, his hand clutching a stack of documents, and walked past without a word.

Claire and Courtney shivered under his icy glare. It was a clear warning.

“Is it him?”

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Claire’s voice shook as she clutched Courtney’s hand. “Courtney, what do we do? Does he know about the time we abducted Stephanie?”

She quickly tried to reassure herself, “It can’t be. Jessica just got back, and he hasn’t paid any attention to Stephanie since…” If Dominick had known, he would’ve acted by now.

But just now….

Courtney’s mind was in turmoil. It was obviously Dominick who had sent Claire a message on

WhatsApp.

“Why has he suddenly asked me to

bring the kid over to Wellington Villa?” Panic gripped Claire.

Courtney’s face was also tense with anxiety. “I don’t know.”

They wondered if Dominick wanted Claire to marry Kevin. But there was no reason he would orchestrate such a thing…

‘What is he really up to?’

Meanwhile, Stephanie was murmuring, “Who knows what’s going through his head, he’s so moody and hard to please, that damn Dominick…”

Her day had been a series of frustrations. Soaking in the hot bath, she slapped the water angrily, causing bubbles to splash around. Gary and Kevin had already left, but Stephanie had lost her appetite, skipping dinner and sulking alone in her bedroom for the evening.

She had hoped a bath would soothe her anger, but instead, she found herself growing more agitated.

Kevin and Claire were close to getting their marriage license, Gary was blatantly favoring the Peterson sisters, and Dominick was angry her without reason…..

with

“Why is it always my fault? Why is this so unfair? Whyl” Her cheeks flushed with irritation as she vented in the bathroom for quite some time.

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soaking until her head started to feel heavy. As she

weak and lacking strength.

she fell

her fall, avoiding any injuries. Just as she was about to call for

up?

lay limply in the tub, absentmindedly swirling the

the afternoon?”

lifting her head with a blurry gaze

she could get a clear view,

and quickly pulled her

were urgent, and Stephanie’s nose bumped against his muscular chest. “Hey! Slow down! Can’t you be a bit gentler…”

was s on the verge of scolding her when she muttered unexpectedly, “It’s a bit

if you catch a cold,

left his lips when Stephanie suddenly shivered and looked up,

Dominick.

a towel from

bathroom in his arms.

“Don’t move!”

her to the edge of the large bed, intending to toss her onto it, but then he

water too long, her body limp and weak,

in. Every now and then, she would murmur,

face, his right hand reaching for a towel to dry this

mighty Dominick Wellington had never pampered a woman before, let alone blow-dried one’s

it took Dominick significant effort to properly

“Stephanie, turn over!”

still damp, and she clung to him like a koala,

Dominick picked up the hairdryer

It’s burning me!” Stephanie shrieked, her hands flailing as if she were under attack. Dominick’s

blow-drying hair. As he directed the hot air fiercely at

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want this!

She wanted to enter but

loud thump came from

and immediately pushed the

finish, the maids who burst in stood

rld is this

the world is

a bit slow, and sensing the ominous

him.

even his hair felt rough. Now sprawled on the soft, expansive bed, Stephanie sighed

to sleep,” she

was telling him

at her resentfully. He had married her

his anger and the grim expression on his face, Dominick pulled the blanket over the sleeping woman to cover her, ensuring she wouldn’t catch a cold and become even more of

such a handful,

She shifted slightly, turning her face away to avoid

darkened as he

T

he asked, propping his head with his right hand, his

unreadable.

seemed to hear him and retort, clearly agitated by the mention of Kevin’s

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