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…”

Vincent were both momentarily stunned

heard Mr. Wellington had the 35th floor cleared out.”

is Mr. Wellington

lips were tightly pressed, her eyes slightly

ne with the

has already left the Flaming Bar…” Vincent said

the passenger seat with

her back to Wellington Villa. Along the

they neared Wellington Villa, Vincent couldn’t resist asking,

you going to say I look like Jessica again? She actually

at her and interjected, “Forget it, Stephanie. Even if you did know Dominick from before, you probably

than once.

Wellington Villa, Vincent turned around, picked up a rose–colored handbag from the back seat, and handed it to her. “You left your purse in my car. I couldn’t reach

listening to his complaints, Stephanie got out of the car

her purse and suddenly remembered something. Stephanie then immediately pulled out

called her twice.

as she stared at the display, which

muttered under her

“He’s p probably

with his

feeling gloomy. She slammed the

Dominick, looking

the car door shut with a

softly, her

unwell?”

face turned and glared

felt inexplicably panic under

the Flaming Bar looking for me?” Her voice was suppressed with guilt, her “I… I was forced to come here by

and weak as she

she looked frightened as she grabbed Dominick’s hand, her voice trembling. “I didn’t expect the Flaming Bar to

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to her, his eyes were intently fixed on her face, yet he remained silent as if

noticed his

about what had happened to her at the Flaming Bar. Instead,

own.

I promise I won’t come to places like this with

be mad at

and

could be this obedient…”

car seat, closed his eyes, and tried to calm the agitation in

that moment, Dominick closed

his brow slightly furrowed. Jessica sat quietly beside him,

exceptionally handsome, with flawless skin and well–defined features. Perhaps because of his unique

you so much,” she declared

his seat. His voice was

atmosphere.

unwilling to accept this. She thought, ‘Every time I try to get closer to him, he pushes me away. Tonight,

then leaned close to Dominick’s ear and whispered his name,

a woman offered herself

visibly annoyed as

get out!” His

her, and she froze

felt resentful yet

feeling an inexplicable irritation rising

always been compliant in front of him, knew Dominick’s brooding personality was not

of the car

sat alone in the driver’s seat of the convertible. He rested his right hand casually on the door and looked up with a