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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been soaking until her head started to feel heavy. As she tried to get up, she found her

weak and lacking strength.

she fell back into

as she was about to call for the maid, the

help me up? My legs are

in the tub, absentmindedly

you been soaking since the afternoon?” The

bit slow to react, lifting her head with

get a

seemed frustrated and quickly pulled her

bumped against his muscular chest. “Hey!

on the verge of scolding her when

if you catch a

barely left his lips when Stephanie suddenly shivered and looked up, finally realizing that the man

Dominick.

saw her daze. He quickly grabbed a towel from nearby,

bathroom in his arms.

“Don’t move!”

of the large bed, intending to

her body limp and weak, unusually compliant as he adjusted

her head on his shoulder, comfortably settling in. Every now and then, she would murmur,

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

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

a result, it took Dominick significant effort to properly dry her

“Stephanie, turn over!”

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

Dominick picked up the

her hands flailing as if she were under attack. Dominick’s expression darkened as he fought to

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

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want

the maid’s face tensed with anxiety. She wanted to enter but hesitated,

a loud thump came from the

looked at each other, fearing the worst, and immediately pushed the door

finish, the maids who

rld is this

world

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

him.

be told, Dominick’s physique was too firm, uncomfortably so, and even his hair felt rough. Now sprawled on the soft, expansive bed, Stephanie sighed contentedly, unwilling to

want to sleep,”

that she was telling him not

lips were tightly pressed as he stared at her resentfully. He had married her and brought her home a month ago,

the blanket over the sleeping woman

such a handful,

an intense gaze on her. She shifted slightly, turning her

expression darkened as he looked down at

T

Kevin getting married soon?” he asked, propping his head with

unreadable.

to hear him and retort,