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!

tsay

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.

such a day

felt

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

“Where are you going?”

Dominick in the back seat,

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

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

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

thought of Stephanie and wondered if she had angered

Bar on Winter

the blame.

too harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly

raised an eyebrow, not knowing how to answer

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

strange.

that day, running through red lights and almost causing an accident,

lout the c

his eyes, glaring

Vincent wisely

you don’t understand women well Some things you have to say for them to

for her, but with his cold demeanor and habit of using commanding tones

“So you know her!”

turned cold as he

displeased tone, Vincent immediately faltered, weakly explaining,

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?”

George was leisurely trimming plants

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if not hearing Dominick’s question,

lately?”

Thank you

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

your parents

Vincent and

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

your three elder brothers lately?” George continued to ask

with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed,

from him and saw that his expression was very

to the bodyguard behind him and angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs. Wellington? Where did she go? Didn’t I tell you to follow

every day? Why did

Irritation.

pregnant…” Dominick’s face turned gloomy as

just returned, and Stephanie was

concerned about her?” George

added,

about her. You were publicly having car sex with

your wife and

DR

glared at each other. The atmosphere was tense while

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

face as he was surprised

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

family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt

old now. The things she once hated seemed to

ago…

Caelorium, she felt