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

of Dominick, Stephanie felt a bit heavy

at the antique tall–case clock on the left, she stood up

“Where are you going?”

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

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

weary. Leaning against the window, he watched the scenery passing by, lost in

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

of Stephanie and wondered if

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

the blame.

harsh on her?”

Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing how

suddenly asking if he was too harsh on a

strange.

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

lout the c

eyes, glaring fiercely out the

his attitude, Vincent

have to say for

felt Dominick must care for her, but with his cold demeanor and habit of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick probably

“So you know her!”

he suddenly turned to

Vincent immediately faltered,

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

“Where is she?”

trimming plants in the backyard, and

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

lately?”

grandfather is in good health. Thank you for

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

your

at Vincent and

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

your three elder brothers lately?” George continued to ask him

with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but he

Dominick–across from him and

reprimanded, “Where is Mrs. Wellington? Where did

just walking your dog on schedule every day?

Irritation.

turned gloomy as he

just returned, and

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

coldly added, “I don’t

her. You were publicly having

about your wife

DR

other. The atmosphere was tense while the others

due to high blood pressure. Mrs. Wellington rushed back to

a gloomy face as he was surprised Stephanie had

to visit Samantha, who was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver was around,

the Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt

was eighty years old now. The things she once hated seemed

ago…

Caelorium,