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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been soaking until her head started to feel heavy.

weak and lacking strength.

fell back into the

she was about to call for the maid, the door

me up?

the tub,

the afternoon?” The voice was cold and

bit slow to react, lifting her head with a

get a clear view, the

frustrated and quickly pulled her

chest. “Hey! Slow down! Can’t you be

the verge of scolding her when

catch

left his lips when Stephanie suddenly shivered and

Dominick.

daze. He quickly grabbed a towel from

bathroom in his arms.

“Don’t move!”

to the edge of the large bed, intending to toss

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

now and then, she would murmur, “Dominick, don’t

right hand reaching

Wellington had never pampered a woman before, let alone blow-dried

took Dominick significant

“Stephanie, turn over!”

she clung to him like a koala, too lazy to move an

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

on my face with that hairdryer? It’s burning me!” Stephanie shrieked, her hands flailing

talent for blow-drying hair. As he directed the hot air fiercely at Stephanie’s scalp, she

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don’t want this!

wanted to enter but hesitated, the

loud thump came

the worst, and immediately pushed the door open. “Mr. Wellington, is everything

who burst in stood

rld is this

the world is

was a bit slow, and sensing the

him.

uncomfortably so, and even his hair felt rough. Now sprawled

sleep,”

be said that she was telling him

He had married her and brought her home a month ago,

on his face, Dominick pulled the blanket over the sleeping woman to cover her, ensuring she

such a

She shifted slightly, turning her

as he looked

T

propping his head with his right hand, his eyes still fixed

unreadable.

hear him and retort, clearly agitated by the mention

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