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…”

and Vincent were both momentarily stunned at

something happen at the Flaming Dar? I heard Mr. Wellington had

Mr.

were tightly pressed, her eyes

ne with the

Flaming Bar…” Vincent said casually, then nodded to both of them before leaving

passenger seat with a heavy heart and remained

to Wellington Villa. Along

Villa, Vincent couldn’t resist asking, “Stephanie, did you

you going to say

if you did know Dominick from before, you probably offended him

than once.

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 you

listening to his complaints, Stephanie got out of the

picked up her purse and suddenly remembered something. Stephanie then immediately pulled out her phone and saw

called her twice.

expression became complicated as she stared at the display, which showed twelve

under

“He’s p probably

with his Jessica right

returned to her bedroom, feeling gloomy. She slammed the

looking equally

slammed the car door shut with

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

unwell?”

gloomy face turned and glared at the familiar

panic under his

her “I… I was forced to come here by some colleagues who said we had to

weak

Dominick’s hand, her voice trembling. “I didn’t expect the

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eyes were intently fixed on her face, yet he remained

also noticed his

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

own.

I promise I

mad at

and sneered

could be this obedient…”

seat, closed his eyes, and tried to calm the

that moment, Dominick closed

sat quietly

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

you so much,” she declared in a

the car,” Dominick commanded without moving from his

atmosphere.

this. She thought, ‘Every time I try

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

herself willingly, most men

looked visibly annoyed as he pushed

get out!”

voice startled her,

yet somewhat

rising within him. “Get out,” he ordered one last

him, knew Dominick’s brooding personality was not to

got out of the car and

rested his right hand casually on the door and looked up with a