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.

a day

Dominick, Stephanie felt

clock on the left, she stood up from the sofa and said to George, “Grandpa,

“Where are you going?”

to the airport, looking at Dominick in

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

Leaning against the window, he

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 he was in a

thought of Stephanie and wondered if

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

the blame.

harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly

question, Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing

and now, suddenly asking if he

strange.

and almost causing

lout the c

glaring fiercely out the

his attitude, Vincent wisely shut up,

understand women well Some things you have to

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!”

cold as he suddenly turned to scrutinize

immediately faltered, weakly

had been away 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

“Where is she?”

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

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

lately?”

is in good health. Thank you for asking.” Vincent immediately

and took a step forward. “Where did she

your parents

looked at Vincent and continued his

softly, “My parents have been traveling

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

embarrassed, but he wondered why he was being

at Dominick–across from him and saw that his expression was

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

schedule every day? Why did you have

Irritation.

turned gloomy as he stared

just returned, and

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

coldly added, “I don’t think

You were publicly having car sex with

about your

DR

The atmosphere was tense while the

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

he was

had indeed returned to Caelorium. She went directly to the hospital to visit Samantha, who was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver was around, she didn’t disturb Samantha and

Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt she had

eighty years old now. The

ago…

returned to Caelorium,