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!

tsay

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.

ཨོཾ་ཨོཾ་ ལྷ་ཚེ་བཙོ ྃ་ལྷ་ཝ

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.”

0:36

Chapter 50

Stephanie didn’t pursue further.

such a day

felt

the antique tall–case clock on the left, she stood up from the sofa and said to George, “Grandpa, I’m

“Where are you going?”

to the airport, looking at Dominick in

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

Leaning against the window, he watched the

Dominick asked him to

and wondered if

Stephanie to Flaming Bar on Winter Festival. She didn’t…” Vincent tried to be a peacemaker

the blame.

on her?”

not knowing how to answer

suddenly asking if he was too harsh on

strange.

heard you rushed 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

lout the c

eyes, glaring fiercely out the

Vincent wisely

don’t understand women well Some things you have to

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

“So you know her!”

he suddenly

Vincent immediately faltered,

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,

“Where is she?”

was leisurely trimming plants in

Chapter 50

not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned

lately?”

good health. Thank

a step forward. “Where did

are your parents doing

Vincent and

muttered softly, “My parents

elder brothers lately?” George

with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but he wondered why he was

and saw that his expression was very

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

just walking your dog on schedule every day? Why did

Irritation.

turned gloomy as he

returned,

you concerned about her?” George raised an eyebrow, glaring at the cold

added, “I don’t think

about her. You were publicly having car sex with Jessica. How

about your wife

DR

and Dominick glared at each other. The atmosphere was

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

face as he was surprised

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

the Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie

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

ago…

time she returned to Caelorium, she felt a bit