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.

be such a day because after she gave birth, she would leave Wellington

of Dominick, Stephanie felt a bit heavy

stood up from the sofa

“Where are you going?”

airport, looking at Dominick in the back

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

weary. Leaning against the window, he watched the scenery passing

distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to

Stephanie and wondered if she had angered him

actually, I was going to take Stephanie to Flaming Bar on Winter

the blame.

her?” Dominick suddenly spoke coldly, interrupting

his question, Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing how to answer for

asking if he was too harsh on a woman,

strange.

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

lout the c

his eyes, glaring fiercely out the car

attitude, Vincent wisely shut up,

women well Some things you have to

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

“So you know her!”

as he

Vincent immediately faltered, weakly explaining,

matters. He rushed back home

“Where is she?”

George was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and Dominick asked

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his plant back on the shell as if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned

lately?”

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

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

are your parents

looked at Vincent and continued

on his forehead under immense pressure, muttered softly, “My parents have

three elder brothers lately?” George continued to ask him

Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but he

him and saw

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

you think you are just walking your dog on schedule every

Irritation.

turned gloomy

returned,

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

coldly added, “I

publicly

about your wife and

DR

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

morning due to high blood pressure. Mrs. Wellington rushed

a gloomy face as he was surprised Stephanie had

directly to the hospital to visit Samantha, who was resting in the ward.

Reed family, except for Diana.

was a soft–hearted person, and Samantha was eighty years old now. The things she once hated seemed to have

ago…

time she returned to Caelorium, she felt a