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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been soaking until her head started to feel heavy. As

weak and lacking strength.

thud, she fell back

was about to call for the maid, the door swung

up? My

tub, absentmindedly swirling

been soaking since the afternoon?” The voice was cold and

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

get a clear view, the

pulled her

muscular chest. “Hey! Slow down! Can’t

on the verge of scolding her when she

catch a cold,

left his lips when Stephanie suddenly shivered and looked up, finally

Dominick.

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

bathroom in his arms.

“Don’t move!”

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

too long, her body limp

comfortably settling in. Every now and then, she

at her slightly flushed face, his right

pampered a woman before, let alone blow-dried one’s

result, it took Dominick significant effort to properly dry

“Stephanie, turn over!”

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

other option, Dominick picked up the hairdryer

on my face with that hairdryer? It’s burning me!” Stephanie shrieked, her hands flailing as if she were under attack. Dominick’s expression darkened as he fought to keep his composure. “Be

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

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don’t want this! I

She wanted to enter

a loud thump came from

looked at each other, fearing the worst, and immediately pushed the door open. “Mr. Wellington, is

maids who burst in stood frozen in

rld is this

the world is

was a bit slow, and sensing the ominous tone in Dominick’s voice, she hastily flipped, shifting

him.

even his hair felt rough. Now sprawled on the soft, expansive bed, Stephanie sighed contentedly, unwilling to

sleep,”

that she was telling

her and brought her home a month ago, and his

sleeping woman to cover her, ensuring she wouldn’t catch

such a handful,

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

darkened as he

T

propping his head with his right hand, his

unreadable.

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