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.

wouldn’t be such a day because after she gave birth, she would leave Wellington

of Dominick, Stephanie felt

she stood up from the sofa and said to George,

“Where are you going?”

the airport, looking at Dominick

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

weary. Leaning against the window, he watched the

mirror and noticed Dominick’s distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to pick him up from the airport, it was always because

thought of Stephanie and wondered if

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

the blame.

on her?” Dominick suddenly spoke

not knowing

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

strange.

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

Vincent wisely

things you have to say for them to know,” Vincent said with

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

“So you know her!”

as he

faltered, weakly explaining,

matters. He rushed back home because George insisted

“Where is she?”

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

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the shell as if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned directly to

lately?”

good health. Thank

step forward. “Where

your parents doing

at Vincent and continued his

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

three elder brothers lately?” George continued to ask him

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

at Dominick–across from him and saw that his expression

him and angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs.

every day? Why did you have someone

Irritation.

pregnant…” Dominick’s face turned gloomy as he

just returned, and

her?” George raised an eyebrow, glaring at

he coldly added, “I don’t

care about her. You were publicly having

about your wife and

DR

at each other. The atmosphere was tense while the

morning due to high blood pressure. Mrs. Wellington rushed back

as he was surprised Stephanie

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

family, except for Diana. Stephanie

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

ago…

she returned to Caelorium, she felt a bit