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 momentarily stunned

I heard Mr. Wellington had the 35th

Mr.

lips were tightly pressed,

ne with the

Vincent said casually, then nodded to both of

the passenger seat with a heavy heart and remained

drove her back to Wellington Villa. Along the

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

say I look like Jessica again?

Stephanie. Even if you did know Dominick from before,

than once.

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 at the Flaming Bar. No wonder you weren’t

the car and went back

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

her twice.

became complicated as she stared at the display, which

muttered under her

“He’s p probably

with his Jessica right

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

looking

slammed the car door shut with a

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

unwell?”

glared at the familiar face

felt inexplicably panic

me?” Her voice was suppressed with guilt, her “I… I was forced

weak

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

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his eyes were intently fixed on her face, yet he remained

Jessica also noticed his

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

own.

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

mad at

at her and

could be this obedient…”

seat, closed his eyes, and tried to calm

that moment, Dominick

furrowed. Jessica sat quietly beside him,

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

you so

without moving from his seat. His voice

atmosphere.

this. She thought, ‘Every time I try to get closer to

to Dominick’s ear and whispered his name,

offered herself willingly, most men wouldn’t

looked visibly annoyed as he pushed Jessica away. “I

get out!”

stern voice startled her, and she froze

resentful yet somewhat fearful

an inexplicable irritation rising within him. “Get out,” he

compliant in front of him, knew Dominick’s

of the car and was escorted back

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