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.

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

felt

tall–case clock on the left, she stood up from the sofa and said to

“Where are you going?”

the airport, looking at Dominick in the back seat, and

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

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

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

and wondered if she had angered him

actually, I was going to take Stephanie to Flaming Bar on Winter Festival. She

the blame.

on her?” Dominick suddenly spoke

an eyebrow, not knowing

had always been indifferent to everyone, and now, suddenly asking if he was

strange.

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

lout the c

eyes, glaring

Vincent wisely

don’t understand women well Some things you have

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

“So you know her!”

face turned cold as he suddenly turned to scrutinize

displeased tone, Vincent immediately faltered, weakly explaining,

Winter Festival, Dominick had been away on business in Paente for five days due to company matters. He rushed back home because George

“Where is she?”

Villa. George was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and

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

lately?”

health. Thank you for asking.”

impatience and took a step forward. “Where

your

Vincent and

muttered softly, “My parents have been traveling

lately?” George continued to ask

to deal with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but he wondered

him and

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

you are just walking your dog on schedule every day? Why

Irritation.

gloomy as he stared

returned, and

about her?” George raised

he coldly added, “I don’t think

were publicly having car sex with Jessica.

your wife and

DR

each other. The atmosphere

Wellington, Samantha was hospitalized this morning due to high blood pressure. Mrs. Wellington

a gloomy face as he was surprised

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

Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt she had

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

ago…

she returned to Caelorium, she felt a