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

Stephanie felt a bit

tall–case clock on the left, she stood up from

“Where are you going?”

the airport, looking at Dominick in

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

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

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 always because

Stephanie and wondered if

Bar on Winter Festival. She didn’t…”

the blame.

her?” Dominick

Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing how to

everyone, and now, suddenly asking if he was too harsh on a woman, Vincent felt

strange.

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

lout the c

eyes, glaring fiercely out the

his attitude, Vincent wisely shut up,

you have

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

“So you know her!”

face turned cold as he suddenly turned to

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

days due to company matters. He rushed

“Where is she?”

leisurely trimming plants in the

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as if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned directly to Vincent. “Is your grandfather doing

lately?”

health. Thank you for asking.”

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

your parents

looked at Vincent and

softly, “My parents have been

your three elder brothers lately?” George continued to ask

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

from him and saw that

and angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs. Wellington? Where did she go? Didn’t I tell

every day? Why did you have someone

Irritation.

Dominick’s face turned gloomy

just returned,

or are you concerned about her?” George raised an eyebrow, glaring at the cold and arrogant

added, “I don’t

You were publicly having car sex with

about your

DR

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

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

as he was surprised Stephanie had

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

Diana. Stephanie felt she had no family

Samantha was eighty years old now. The things she

ago…

she returned to Caelorium, she felt a bit