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 would leave

Stephanie felt a bit heavy

at the antique tall–case clock on the left, she stood up from the sofa and said

“Where are you going?”

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

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

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

time Dominick asked him to pick him up from the

and wondered if she

Bar on Winter Festival. She

the blame.

her?” Dominick

his question, Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing

been indifferent to everyone, and now, suddenly asking if he was

strange.

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

lout the c

squinted his eyes, glaring fiercely out

his attitude, Vincent wisely

understand women well Some things you have to say for

but with his cold demeanor and habit of

“So you know her!”

turned cold as he suddenly turned to scrutinize

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

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 he got back home, he found Stephanie

“Where is she?”

Villa. George was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and Dominick asked with a restrained

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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

a step forward. “Where did

your parents doing

at Vincent

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

your three elder brothers lately?” George continued to ask

Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but

at Dominick–across from him and

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

just walking your dog on schedule every day? Why did you have someone follow her?” George suddenly snorted

Irritation.

gloomy as he stared

just returned, and Stephanie was

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

he coldly added, “I don’t

could possibly care about her. You were publicly having car sex

your wife and

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at each other. The atmosphere was

Samantha was hospitalized this morning due to high blood pressure. Mrs. Wellington rushed back

he

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

despised the Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt she had

eighty years old now. The things she once hated seemed to have passed

ago…

to Caelorium, she felt