Crossroads

Chapter 50

“Why can’t play the piano in front of Dominick?”

Stephanie didn’t expect George to actually have a plano delivered and even had her play a canon. She thought she played quite well, but Brad looked nervous.

Brad looked somewhat hesitant. “Because Mr. Wellington… He really hates…”

“Why can’t we celebrate Dominick’s birthday? You never celebrate Winter Festival?” Stephanie, curious, stared at Brad.

“Well, this, um…” Brad’s voice trailed off

“Do you care about Dominick?”

Sitting in the center of the couch, George took a sip of coffee, set down the cup, and raised an eyebrow, questioning.

Stephanie felt awkward and immediately denied, “No.”

“Mrs. Wellington, Mr. Wellington has a lot of things he doesn’t like others interfering with…” Brad sighed as he spoke.

“He’s always so cold and secretive,” Stephanie immediately whispered, complaining.

George, feeling similarly, muttered angrily, “Don’t know who Dominick inherited that bad temper from, always with a stern face, never doing any filial action.”

“You wouldn’t!

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y that before…”

Seeing the two of them having shared frustration, Brad couldn’t help but smile, then picked up a photo album and handed it to Stephanie.

Stephanie took the album, flipped it open, and glanced at it, surprised. “This kid is Dominick?”

the entrance of a private

In the photo, a three–year-old boy, dressed in a light blue sailor suit with a small hat, stood obediently at the kindergarten. His bright eyes shimmered on his adorable face as he smiled shyly at the camera.

Stephanie was excited, picking up the album to get a closer look. “Is this really Dominick?”

She found the boy in the album so cute. How could…

Seeing Stephanie so excited, Brad couldn’t help but marvel, “Mr. Wellington was very quiet when he was young, but then he was abducted…

As he said this, George gave Brad a serious look, and Brad immediately shut up, not daring to continue.

Stephanie was shocked as she looked at George.

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Carefully probing, she asked, “Was Dominick abducted when he was young?” Children from wealthy families being abducted was occasionally in the news, but Dominick’s experience seemed unusual

George didn’t answer her, just looked up at the black grand piano with cloudy eyes, suppressing a painful memory..

Dominick was his only grandson, naturally the one he cherished the most, but..

Brad looked at Stephanie and said softly, “Mrs. Wellington, don’t blame Mr. Wellington for being too aloof. He just hides too many secrets…

“Perhaps one day he will tell you.”

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Stephanie didn’t pursue further.

felt that maybe there wouldn’t be such a day because after she gave birth,

Stephanie felt a

at the antique tall–case clock on the left, she stood up from the sofa and said to George, “Grandpa,

“Where are you going?”

drove to the airport, looking at Dominick in the back seat,

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

plane, Dominick looked weary. Leaning against the window, he watched the

Vincent glanced at the rearview mirror and noticed Dominick’s distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to pick him up from the airport, it was always

thought of Stephanie and wondered if she

to take Stephanie to Flaming Bar on Winter Festival. She didn’t…” Vincent tried to

the blame.

harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly spoke coldly, interrupting

question, Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing how to answer for a

and now, suddenly asking if he was too harsh on a woman,

strange.

running through red lights and almost causing an accident,

lout the c

squinted his eyes, glaring

Vincent wisely

understand women well Some things you have to say for them

of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick

“So you know her!”

he suddenly turned to scrutinize

Vincent immediately faltered, weakly explaining, “I’m not

matters. He rushed back home because George insisted on weekly Sunday classes, but today, when he got back home, he found

“Where is she?”

plants in the backyard, and Dominick asked

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put his plant back on the shell as if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned directly to Vincent. “Is your grandfather doing

lately?”

in good health. Thank you

a step forward. “Where did she go?” he

your parents doing

at Vincent

his forehead under immense pressure, muttered softly, “My parents

are your three elder brothers lately?”

with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but he wondered why he was being

Dominick–across from him and saw that his

directly to the bodyguard behind him and angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs. Wellington? Where did

every day? Why did you have someone follow her?” George suddenly snorted

Irritation.

gloomy

returned, and Stephanie was

baby, or are you concerned about her?”

coldly added,

her. You were publicly

about your

DR

The atmosphere was

Wellington, Samantha was hospitalized this morning due to

as he was surprised Stephanie had returned

Caelorium. She went directly to the hospital to visit Samantha, who was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver

except for Diana. Stephanie

she was a soft–hearted person, and Samantha was eighty years old now. The things she once hated seemed to have passed many

ago…

to Caelorium, she felt a bit