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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her head started to feel heavy. As she tried to get up,

weak and lacking strength.

thud, she fell back into the

injuries. Just as she was about

me up? My legs are

in the tub, absentmindedly

been soaking since the afternoon?”

lifting her head with a blurry

could get a clear view,

and quickly pulled

nose bumped against his muscular chest. “Hey! Slow down!

scolding her when she muttered unexpectedly,

catch a cold,

lips when Stephanie suddenly shivered and looked

Dominick.

a towel from nearby, wrapped her up, and

bathroom in his arms.

“Don’t move!”

large bed, intending to toss her onto it, but then he

in the water too long, her body

now and then, she would murmur, “Dominick, don’t pull my hair so hard. It hurts

slightly flushed face, his right hand reaching for

mighty Dominick Wellington had never pampered

took Dominick significant effort to

“Stephanie, turn over!”

to him like a koala, too lazy to

other option, Dominick picked up the hairdryer

her hands flailing as if she

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

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Chapter 44

want

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

loud thump came

worst, and immediately pushed the

maids who

rld is this

world

mind was a bit slow, and sensing the ominous tone

him.

his hair felt rough. Now sprawled on the soft,

to sleep,” she

said that she was telling him not

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

the sleeping woman to cover her, ensuring she wouldn’t catch a cold and become even more of a

a handful,

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

as he

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with

unreadable.

to hear him and retort, clearly agitated by

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