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.

such a day

of Dominick, Stephanie felt a

up from the sofa

“Where are you going?”

the airport, looking at Dominick in the back seat,

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

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

mirror and noticed Dominick’s distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to pick him up from the airport, it was always because he

and wondered if she

Bar on Winter Festival. She didn’t…” Vincent tried to be

the blame.

too harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly spoke

Vincent raised an eyebrow, not

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

strange.

through red lights and almost causing an accident, Vincent suddenly asked curiously. “Did you know Stephanie before?” Dominick seemed really nervous

lout the c

glaring fiercely out the car

Vincent wisely shut

you don’t understand women well Some things you have to say for them to know,” Vincent

of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick probably didn’t

“So you know her!”

face turned cold as he

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

business in Paente for five days due to company matters. He rushed back home because George insisted on weekly Sunday classes, but today, when he got back home, he

“Where is she?”

returned to Wellington Villa. George was leisurely trimming plants

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hearing Dominick’s question, and turned directly to Vincent.

lately?”

good health. Thank you for asking.” Vincent immediately replied

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

your parents doing

looked at Vincent

under immense pressure, muttered softly, “My parents have been traveling to

elder brothers lately?” George continued

was embarrassed, but he wondered why he was being used as

at Dominick–across from him and saw

him and angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs. Wellington? Where

just walking your dog on schedule every day? Why did you have someone follow her?” George

Irritation.

turned gloomy as he stared at

returned, and Stephanie

her?” George raised an eyebrow, glaring at

added, “I don’t

care about her. You were publicly having car

your wife and

DR

glared at each other. The atmosphere was tense while the others endured

“Mr. Wellington, Samantha was hospitalized this morning due to high blood pressure. Mrs. Wellington rushed back

had a gloomy face as he was surprised Stephanie had

She went directly to the hospital to visit Samantha, who was resting

for Diana. Stephanie felt she

old now. The

ago…

time she returned to Caelorium, she felt a bit