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, she would leave Wellington

Stephanie felt a

she stood up from the sofa and said to George, “Grandpa, I’m leaving

“Where are you going?”

airport, looking at Dominick in the

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

the

distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to pick him up from the airport, it was always because he was in

wondered

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

the blame.

harsh on her?”

not knowing how to answer for a

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

lout the c

glaring fiercely

attitude, Vincent wisely

things you have

but with his cold demeanor and habit of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick probably didn’t

“So you know her!”

as he

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

due to company matters. He rushed back home because George insisted

“Where is she?”

was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and Dominick asked

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the shell as if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned directly

lately?”

good health. Thank you for asking.”

a step forward. “Where did she go?”

your parents doing

at Vincent

slightly on his forehead under immense pressure, muttered softly, “My parents have been traveling to Olara lately. Everything is fine.

three elder brothers lately?” George continued

was embarrassed,

at Dominick–across from him and saw that his expression was

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

are just walking your dog on schedule every day? Why

Irritation.

turned gloomy as he stared at

just returned, and Stephanie was

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

coldly added, “I

her. You were publicly

your wife

DR

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

was hospitalized this morning due to high blood pressure. Mrs. Wellington rushed back to

face as he was

She went directly to the hospital to visit Samantha, who was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver was around, she didn’t disturb Samantha and planned to

despised the Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt

was eighty years old now.

ago…

she returned to Caelorium, she felt a