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

Mr. Wellington had the 35th floor cleared

is Mr. Wellington

pressed, her eyes

ne with the

Flaming Bar…” Vincent said casually, then nodded to

into the passenger seat with

then drove her back to Wellington Villa. Along the way, he felt confused and puzzled

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

you going to say I look like Jessica

Even if you

than once.

a rose–colored handbag from the back seat, and handed it to her. “You left

out of the car

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

her

at the display, which showed twelve missed

muttered under

“He’s p probably

with his Jessica

returned to her bedroom, feeling gloomy. She slammed the bedroom door

Dominick, looking

car door shut

called him softly, her voice filled with concern. “Dominick,

unwell?”

face turned and glared at

felt inexplicably panic under his intense

guilt, her “I… I was forced to come here by

and weak as she

grabbed Dominick’s hand, her voice trembling. “I didn’t expect the Flaming Bar to be such

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

also noticed

as if Dominick didn’t care about what had happened to her

own.

sweet voice, “Dominick, I promise I won’t come to places like this with

be mad at

her and sneered inwardly,

could be this obedient…”

eyes, and tried to calm the agitation in

that moment, Dominick closed

eyes, his brow slightly furrowed. Jessica sat quietly beside him, her gaze

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

you so much,”

commanded without moving from his

atmosphere.

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

then leaned close to Dominick’s ear and whispered his

herself willingly, most men wouldn’t

as he pushed Jessica

get out!” His

startled her, and

felt resentful yet somewhat fearful of

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

front of him, knew Dominick’s brooding

car and

rested his right hand casually on the door