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

felt a bit heavy

tall–case clock on the left, she stood up

“Where are you going?”

looking at Dominick in the back seat,

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

plane, Dominick looked weary. Leaning against the window,

distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him

and wondered if she had angered him

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

the blame.

on her?” Dominick suddenly spoke

an eyebrow, not knowing how to answer for

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

strange.

Bar that day, running through red lights and almost causing an accident, Vincent suddenly asked curiously. “Did you

lout the c

his eyes, glaring fiercely out

attitude, Vincent wisely shut up,

have to say for them to know,”

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

“So you know her!”

turned cold as he suddenly

immediately faltered, weakly explaining,

on 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

“Where is she?”

was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard,

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not hearing Dominick’s question,

lately?”

grandfather is in good health. Thank you for

took a step forward. “Where did

are your parents

Vincent

softly, “My parents have been traveling to Olara lately. Everything is fine. Thanks

elder brothers lately?” George continued to

to deal with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but he wondered why he was being used as a

him and saw that

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

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

Irritation.

pregnant…” Dominick’s face turned gloomy as he stared

returned, and

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

he coldly added, “I

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

about your wife

DR

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

sighed helplessly, “Mr. Wellington, Samantha was hospitalized this morning due to high

he was surprised Stephanie had

the hospital to visit Samantha, who was resting in

the Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt she had no family

person, and Samantha was eighty years old now. The things

ago…

returned to Caelorium, she