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.

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

Stephanie felt a bit heavy

the left, she stood up from the

“Where are you going?”

at Dominick in the

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

looked weary. Leaning against the window, he watched the scenery

steadily. Vincent glanced at the rearview mirror and noticed Dominick’s distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to pick

Stephanie and wondered if

to take Stephanie to Flaming Bar on

the blame.

harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly

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

always been indifferent to everyone, and now, suddenly asking if he was too harsh on a woman,

strange.

club to Flaming Bar that day, running through red lights and almost causing an accident, Vincent suddenly asked curiously. “Did you know Stephanie before?”

lout the c

glaring fiercely out

his attitude, Vincent

you have to say for them to know,” Vincent said

Dominick must care for her, but with his cold demeanor and habit of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick probably didn’t know how

“So you know her!”

as he suddenly turned

his displeased tone, Vincent immediately faltered, weakly explaining,

five days due to company matters. He rushed back home because George insisted on weekly

“Where is she?”

George was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard,

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on the shell as if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned directly to Vincent. “Is your

lately?”

good health. Thank you for asking.” Vincent

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

are your

looked at Vincent and continued

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

your three elder brothers lately?” George

didn’t want to deal with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but

glanced at Dominick–across from him and saw that his

and angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs. Wellington? Where did she

every day? Why did

Irritation.

gloomy as he stared at

returned, and Stephanie

concerned about her baby, or are you concerned about her?” George raised an eyebrow, glaring at

coldly added, “I don’t

were publicly having car sex with Jessica. How

your wife

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each other. The atmosphere was tense while the others endured uneasy

hospitalized this morning due to high blood pressure.

had a gloomy face as he was surprised Stephanie had

returned to Caelorium. She went directly to the hospital to visit Samantha, who was resting in the

the Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt she had

old now. The things she once hated seemed to have

ago…

Caelorium,