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

weak and lacking strength.

a thud, she fell

any injuries. Just as she was about to call for the maid, the

up?

lay limply in the tub, absentmindedly swirling the bubbles around

since the afternoon?” The

bit slow to react, lifting her head with a blurry gaze towards the figure above

a clear view,

quickly pulled her out of

“Hey! Slow down! Can’t you be a bit

the verge of scolding her when she muttered unexpectedly,

if you catch a

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

Dominick.

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

bathroom in his arms.

“Don’t move!”

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

had been in the water too long, her body limp and

her head on his shoulder, comfortably settling in. Every now and then, she would murmur, “Dominick, don’t

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

Dominick Wellington had never pampered a woman before, let alone blow-dried one’s

a result, it took Dominick significant effort to

“Stephanie, turn over!”

to him like a koala, too lazy

Dominick picked up the hairdryer and directed

hairdryer? It’s burning me!” Stephanie shrieked, her hands flailing as if she were under attack. Dominick’s expression darkened as

directed the hot

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don’t want this! I

tensed with anxiety. She wanted to enter but hesitated, the sounds inside

loud thump came from

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

could finish, the maids who burst in stood frozen in

rld is this

world is this

bit slow, and sensing the ominous tone in Dominick’s

him.

was too firm, uncomfortably so, and even his hair felt rough. Now sprawled on the soft, expansive bed, Stephanie

to sleep,” she murmured, eyes

be said that she was telling

he stared at her resentfully. He had married her and

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

such a

Stephanie mumbled, feeling an intense gaze on her. She shifted slightly, turning her face away to

he looked down at

T

his head with his right

unreadable.

Stephanie seemed to hear him and retort, clearly