Crossroads

Chapter 48

Stephanie froze in place, her expression complex as she watched Dominick embrace Jessica and walk away.

Vincent offered a word of comfort, “Stephanie, are you alright?”

Stephanie lowered her head, her long eyelashes hiding the emotions in her eyes as she murmured, “I’m fine. It’s just a minor scrape.”

Vincent was frustrated. “I‘

“I’m talking about Dominick leaving with that Jessica. Don’t be too sad.”

“Who’s sad? Why should I be sad?” Stephanie, as if her feelings had been pinpointed, snapped her head up and yelled at him, “My right hand fingers are hurting so much I could cry. Let him do whatever he wants. It has nothing to do with mel”

Vincent was left speechless and thought, ‘This woman is stubborn as a mule. I clearly saw the hint of sadness in your eyes. After all, seeing your husband cozy up to another woman must stir some emotions!

The two of them then took the elevator down to the parking garage together.

Vincent couldn’t help but nag Stephanie. “Didn’t I tell you to go to the top floor? Why did you end up on the 35th floor?”

“I saw Jess… Never mind!” She frowned, unwilling to finish speaking

Vincent walked to his car, opened the door, and grumbled at Stephanie, “Didn’t I’ve always told you that women should just be more obedient? If you had just tolerated Dominick’s scolding just now, everything would have been fine. Instead, you fronted off with him…”

He pondered, ‘But come to think of it, not many people actually dare talk back to Dominick like that. If it were someone else, that person

would have been beaten and carried out by now.”

Stephanie’s expression turned even grimmer at the mention of Dominick. “He’s always so gentle with his Jessica. But why does he lash out at me every time he sees me? What did I do to offend him? It’s not fair!”

Vincent found that odd as well.

Dominick was usually indifferent to others, and it took a lot to truly anger him, but his reactions were always different when it came to

Stephanie.

Vincent got into the driver’s seat and suggested, “You should go back to Wellington Villa and find a way to make up with Dominick…”

“I did nothing wrong!” Stephanie looked defiant.

Just as she was about to get into the passenger seat, a figure suddenly hurried toward them.

It was the Wellington family’s bodyguard. “Mrs. Wellington…”

The bodyguard seemed very anxious as he asked, “Mrs. Wellington, have you seen Mr. Wellington?”

Stephanie kept a straight face and did not reply.

Vincent rolled down the car window and asked, “What’s the matter?”

Upon seeing Vincent was there as well, the bodyguard respectfully called out. “Mr. Hayes.”

The bodyguard quickly explained, “We were with Mr. Wellington at the club practicing boxing all day. About ten minutes ago, someone from

the Flaming Bar called Mr. Wellington, saying that they couldn’t reach Mrs. Wellington on the 35th floor.”

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With that, the bodyguard looked at Stephanie strangely and continued, “Mr. Wellington looked very grim. He hung up the phone, grabbed his car keys, and rushed over here. We didn’t know what happened, but Mr. Wellington sped and ran red lights all the way on the mountain expressway. He even nearly collided with another car…”

both

I heard Mr. Wellington had the 35th floor

is Mr.

lips were tightly pressed, her eyes

ne with the

Flaming Bar…” Vincent said

passenger seat with a heavy

then drove her back to Wellington Villa. Along the way, he

neared Wellington Villa, Vincent couldn’t resist asking, “Stephanie,

“Why? Are you going to say I look like Jessica again?

her and interjected, “Forget it, Stephanie. Even if you did

than once.

gates of Wellington Villa, Vincent turned around, picked up a rose–colored handbag from the back seat, and handed it to her. “You

complaints, Stephanie got out of the car

remembered something. Stephanie then

called her twice.

expression became complicated as she stared at the display, which

under

“He’s p probably

with his Jessica

bedroom, feeling gloomy. She slammed the bedroom door shut with a loud bang,

Dominick, looking equally

slammed the car door shut

the passenger seat called him softly, her voice filled with concern. “Dominick, what’s wrong? Are

unwell?”

face turned and glared at the familiar face beside

panic under

to the Flaming Bar looking for me?” Her voice was suppressed with guilt, her “I… I was forced to come here by some colleagues who said we had to have dinner with a

soft and weak as

expect the Flaming Bar

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were intently fixed on her face, yet he remained silent as if deep

also noticed his

about what had happened to her at the Flaming Bar. Instead, he was just pondering something

own.

“Dominick, I promise I won’t come to places like this with my colleagues anymore.

be mad

and

could be this obedient…”

car seat, closed his eyes, and tried to calm

moment,

slightly furrowed. Jessica sat quietly beside him, her

and well–defined features. Perhaps because of his unique background, he exuded an aloof and unapproachable presence

e you so much,” she declared in a dazed

without moving from his

atmosphere.

I try to get

to Dominick’s ear and whispered his name,

woman offered herself willingly, most

looked visibly annoyed as he pushed

out!”

her, and she froze in

Jessica felt resentful yet somewhat

her face, feeling an inexplicable irritation rising within him. “Get out,” he ordered

him, knew Dominick’s brooding

out of the car and was

He rested his right hand casually on the door and