Crossroads

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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her head started to feel heavy. As she tried to get

weak and lacking strength.

a thud, she fell back into

Just as she was

help me up? My legs

the tub, absentmindedly swirling the bubbles around

soaking since the afternoon?” The voice was cold and seething

lifting her head with

get a clear

pulled her out

nose bumped against his muscular chest. “Hey! Slow down! Can’t you be a bit gentler…” she

scolding

catch

barely left his lips when Stephanie suddenly shivered and looked up, finally realizing that the man was none other

Dominick.

her daze. He quickly grabbed a towel from nearby, wrapped her up, and carried her out

bathroom in his arms.

“Don’t move!”

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

in the water too long, her body

on his shoulder, comfortably settling in. Every now and then, she would murmur, “Dominick, don’t pull my hair so hard. It

down at her slightly flushed face, his right hand reaching for a towel to dry this demanding

and mighty Dominick Wellington had never pampered a woman before, let alone

Dominick significant effort to properly dry her long

“Stephanie, turn over!”

him like a koala, too lazy to

no other option, Dominick picked up the

me!” Stephanie shrieked, her hands flailing as if she were under attack.

had no talent for blow-drying hair. As he directed the hot air fiercely at Stephanie’s scalp, she

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want this! I

with anxiety. She wanted

loud thump came from

each other, fearing the worst, and immediately pushed

who burst in

rld is this

the world

and sensing the ominous tone in Dominick’s voice, she hastily flipped, shifting away

him.

and even his hair felt rough. Now sprawled on the soft, expansive

sleep,” she murmured, eyes

she was telling him

stared at her resentfully. He had married her and brought her home a month ago, and his patience had certainly

his face, Dominick pulled the blanket over the sleeping woman to cover her, ensuring she wouldn’t catch

such a handful,

on her. She shifted slightly,

as he looked down at

T

Kevin getting married soon?” he asked, propping his head with his right hand, his eyes still fixed on

unreadable.

him and retort, clearly agitated by the mention