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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realize how long she had been soaking until her head started to feel heavy.

weak and lacking strength.

she fell back into

was about to call for the maid, the door swung

someone help me up? My legs

limply in the tub, absentmindedly swirling the bubbles

Have you been soaking since the afternoon?”

react, lifting her head with a blurry gaze towards

could get a clear view,

quickly pulled her

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

of scolding

catch a

suddenly shivered and looked up, finally realizing that the

Dominick.

turned sullen as he saw her daze. He quickly grabbed a towel from

bathroom in his arms.

“Don’t move!”

intending to toss her onto it, but then he noticed her

water too long, her body limp and weak, unusually compliant as he

head on his shoulder, comfortably settling in. Every now

face, his right hand reaching for a towel to dry this demanding woman’s

mighty Dominick Wellington had never pampered a woman before, let

it took Dominick significant effort to

“Stephanie, turn over!”

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

no other option, Dominick picked up the hairdryer

hairdryer? It’s burning me!” Stephanie shrieked, her hands flailing

blow-drying hair. As he directed the hot

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don’t want this! I

She wanted to enter but hesitated, the sounds

thump

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

could finish, the maids who burst in stood frozen in

rld is this

the world

don’t want it!” Stephanie’s mind was a bit slow, and sensing the ominous tone in Dominick’s voice, she

him.

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

sleep,” she murmured,

that she was

her and brought her home a month ago, and

pulled the blanket over the sleeping woman to cover her,

such a

intense gaze on her. She

expression darkened as he

T

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

unreadable.

going to his wedding!” Stephanie seemed to hear him and

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