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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head started to

weak and lacking strength.

fell

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

me up? My legs

the tub,

Have you been soaking since the afternoon?”

her head with a blurry gaze

a clear view, the

quickly pulled her out of the

his muscular chest. “Hey! Slow

s on the verge of scolding her when she muttered

catch

threat had barely left his lips when Stephanie suddenly shivered

Dominick.

turned sullen as he saw her daze. He quickly grabbed a towel from nearby, wrapped her up,

bathroom in his arms.

“Don’t move!”

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

the water too long, her body limp and weak, unusually

sprawled across him, resting her head on his shoulder, comfortably settling in. Every now and then,

glancing down at her slightly flushed face, his right hand reaching for a

Wellington had never pampered a woman before, let alone

significant effort

“Stephanie, turn over!”

him like a koala, too lazy to

option, Dominick picked up the hairdryer and directed it at her

face with that hairdryer? It’s burning me!” Stephanie shrieked, her hands flailing as if she were under

As he directed the hot air fiercely

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don’t want this! I

wanted to enter but hesitated,

loud thump came from

each other, fearing the worst, and immediately pushed the door open.

they could finish, the maids who burst in stood

rld is this

in the world

and sensing the ominous tone in Dominick’s voice, she

him.

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

want to sleep,” she murmured, eyes

said that she was telling him not to

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

despite 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

She

expression darkened as he looked down

T

his head with his right hand, his eyes still fixed on her profile,

unreadable.

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

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